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Changing fertility patterns, 1974 to 1994

D Ford1, F Nault

  • 1Health Statistics Division, Statistics Canada, Ottawa.

Health Reports
|January 1, 1996
PubMed
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Area of Science:

  • Demography
  • Sociology

Background:

  • Fertility rates in Canada declined between 1974 and 1994.
  • This period coincided with the prime childbearing years for the baby-boom generation.
  • Societal shifts, including increased education and workforce participation for women, influenced childbearing decisions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze national and provincial/territorial trends in births and fertility in Canada from 1974 to 1994.
  • To understand the factors contributing to changes in Canadian fertility patterns.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from provincial and territorial Vital Statistics Registries.
  • Examined trends in live births and fertility rates over a 20-year period (1974-1994).

Main Results:

  • A decrease in the lifetime number of children per Canadian woman was observed.
  • The average age of women giving birth increased, with over 25% of mothers over 30 being first-time mothers.
  • Over 25% of births were to unmarried women, linked to an increase in common-law relationships.
  • Despite the baby-boom generation entering prime childbearing years, annual live births rose only slightly due to declining fertility.

Conclusions:

  • Delayed childbearing due to education and career pursuits has led to fewer children per woman.
  • Changes in relationship structures, such as common-law partnerships, impact birth statistics.
  • Fertility trends in Canada show a significant shift towards later and fewer births.

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