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[The demographic behavior of linguistic groups in Quebec during]
Cahiers Quebecois De Demographie
|April 1, 1985
Abstract:
"The purpose of this paper is to analyse simultaneously, according to what is known as the multiregional approach, the interactions between fertility, migration and mortality, for each of the main linguistic groups of Quebec [Canada]. Results show that, on the basis of the demographic regime observed between 1976 and 1981, while migration probably has reduced regional disparities in fertility and mortality behavior, it also has markedly amplified the demographic impact of linguistic disparities in this behavior." (SUMMARY IN ENG AND SPA)
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