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Intergenerational fertility correlations in contemporary developing counties.

Michael Murphy¹

¹Department of Social Policy, London School of Economics, United Kingdom. M.Murphy@lse.ac.uk

American Journal of Human Biology : the Official Journal of the Human Biology Council

|July 19, 2012

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Intergenerational fertility correlations are generally small but positive in developing nations. This pattern holds across regions, with stronger links observed in less educated, rural, and less developed areas.

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Demography
Sociology
Reproductive Health

Background:

Understanding intergenerational fertility patterns is crucial for population dynamics.
Developing countries exhibit unique fertility trends influenced by socioeconomic factors.

Purpose of the Study:

To quantify intergenerational continuities in total fertility and effective fertility.
To analyze these patterns across 46 developing countries.

Main Methods:

Analysis of data from 93,000 women aged 45-49 from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS).
Application of Pearson product-moment correlations to assess intergenerational fertility links.

Main Results:

A small, positive intergenerational correlation was observed for both completed fertility (CFS) and effective fertility (EFS).
Stronger correlations were found among women with no education, in rural areas, and in less developed countries.
Similar patterns were noted in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

Conclusions:

Intergenerational correlations for completed fertility slightly exceed those for effective fertility.
Fertility patterns in these developing countries resemble pretransitional Western populations more than contemporary developed societies.