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Estimation of adult male mortality in Turkey by the widowhood method
Nufusbilim Dergisi
|January 1, 1989
Abstract:
"In this paper, the [widowhood] method is applied to Turkish data to estimate adult male mortality. First, the method and its assumptions are briefly discussed. Secondly, the data source and its major characteristics are described and the method is applied; the resulting mortality measures estimated with the method are compared with findings from other sources, and the reliability of the results, the applicability of the method to the Turkish case, and possible biases risked with the application of the method are elaborated in the final section of the paper." (SUMMARY IN TUR)
Keywords:
AsiaComparative StudiesData CollectionData SourcesDemographic FactorsDeveloping CountriesDifferential Mortality--menError SourcesEstimation TechnicsEvaluationIndirect Estimation TechnicsMeasurementMediterranean CountriesMortalityPopulationPopulation CharacteristicsPopulation DynamicsReliabilityResearch MethodologySex FactorsStudiesTurkeyWestern Asia
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