Estimating the intrinsic rate of increase of a population from the average numbers of younger and older sisters

Noreen Goldman

doi:10.2307/2061202

journal article Nov 01, 1978

Estimating the intrinsic rate of increase of a population from the average numbers of younger and older sisters

Noreen Goldman

Demography Vol. 15 No. 4 pp. 499-507 · Duke University Press

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Abstract

Abstract
Based on stable population theory, a mathematical relationship is developed between the intrinsic rate of increase (r) of a population and the ratio (Z) of the average number of younger sisters ever born to the average number of older sisters ever born, for a random sample of women in the population. This mathematical formula is then converted into a technique for estimating r from data on numbers of sisters. The extent to which the technique may be generalizable to actual populations is discussed.

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Published: Nov 01, 1978
Vol/Issue: 15(4)
Pages: 499-507

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Noreen Goldman

Office of Population Research, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08540

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Noreen Goldman (1978). Estimating the intrinsic rate of increase of a population from the average numbers of younger and older sisters. Demography, 15(4), 499-507. https://doi.org/10.2307/2061202

Estimating the intrinsic rate of increase of a population from the average numbers of younger and older sisters

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