Increases in childlessness in New Zealand

Journal of Population Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 131-151

  Boddington, Bill ^a   Didham, Robert ^a  

^a Statistics New Zealand   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Childbearing; Childlessness; Fertility; Infertility

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; CHILDBEARING; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; ETHNICITY; FECUNDITY; FERTILITY; INFERTILITY; MARRIAGE;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 67649886976     PISSN: 14432447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12546-009-9008-3     Document Type: Article

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