Developing strategies for deriving small population fertility rates

Journal of Population Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 129-148

  Williamson, Lee ^a   Norman, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age specific fertility rates; Area classification; Ethnic fertility; Hadwiger function; Small number problems

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AGE CLASS; BIRTH RATE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; ERROR ANALYSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; FERTILITY; POPULATION ESTIMATION; POPULATION SIZE; PREDICTION; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

BRADFORD [ENGLAND]; ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79957941299     PISSN: 14432447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12546-011-9059-0     Document Type: Article

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