The Fertility Impact of Changes in the Timing of Childbearing in the Developing World

Author: John Bongaarts Publisher: Population Council Publication: Document Date:                  1999 Category: Family Structure > Family Size Related Categories: Parenthood/Childrearing > Fertility/Infertility   This paper examines the effects of delayed childbearing on actual and measured fertility rates in the developing world.  It demonstrates that this trend towards later childbearing can actually distort statistical measurements of total fertility. Click to read this article... (PDF) Send us feedback on this article Bookmark this link