Mortality and Fertility Trends

Samuel H. Preston, Irma T. Elo, Mark E. Hill and Ira Rosenwaike

Chapter Chapter 6 in The Demography of African Americans 1930–1990, 2003, pp 117-165 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter presents new estimates of fertility and mortality for African Americans. The estimates are based upon the elaborate reconstructions of population and death described in Chapter 5. They provide a more secure basis for understanding the demographic circumstances of African Americans than is available from official sources. Even though our population reconstructions are similar to those of the U.S. Census Bureau for most ages in the most recent period, it should be recognized that official estimates of fertility and mortality made by the National Center for Heath Statistics do not correct for census omission or age misstatement. And no series, official or unofficial, is based upon the full range of data assessments and the comprehensive demographic framework that are introduced here.

Keywords: African American Woman; Total Fertility Rate; Fertility Trend; Male Life Expectancy; African American Mortality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-0325-3_6

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