Childbearing Trends in Sweden 1961--1997

Gunnar Andersson ()
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Gunnar Andersson: Stockholm University

European Journal of Population, 1999, vol. 15, issue 1, No 1, 24 pages

Abstract: Abstract The purpose of this paper is to update a system of annual indices of birth rates and to display trends in childbearing for Swedish women over the years since 1961. Our indices are produced by applying indirect standardization to register data. They enable us to decompose the overall fertility trends, as measured by the period TFR, into its birth-order specific components. Swedish fertility has shown strong fluctuations during our study period and these fluctuations have been particularly dramatic during recent years. A postponement of the age at first birth and a sudden shift to shorter birth intervals are important components in the fertility trends. A peak in the level of childbearing at the beginning of the present decade has now been followed by a sharp drop in the propensity to give birth. This change in behaviour pertains to women of all parities.

Keywords: fertility; childbearing; childbearing trends; Sweden (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1999
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DOI: 10.1023/A:1006145610780

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