On Comparison of Birth Interval Distributions

1977 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. M. Suchindran ◽  
J. W. Lingner
Keyword(s):  
Life Table ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Birth Interval ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Married Women ◽  
Fertility Survey ◽  
Birth Intervals ◽  
Differential Fertility ◽  
Black And White ◽  
Income Groups

SummaryFrequently it is of interest to compare the distributions of birth intervals for two or more population subgroups. Such analysis can serve as a useful adjunct to conventional studies of differential fertility.This paper discusses several statistical tests which can be used to test differences in the distributions of the length of birth order specific intervals when these distributions are obtained using life table techniques. Since such estimates involve incomplete or arbitrarily censored intervals, conventional statistical tests are not appropriate.The tests are illustrated through application to data from the 1965 National Fertility Survey. Data on the occurrence and timing of third and fourth births are shown to be significantly different for black and white currently married women. Comparisons among income groups, however, fail to show significant differences.

scholarly journals Fertility Histories: With and Without Restrictions - An Analysis of PLM Data

1988 ◽  
Vol 27 (4II) ◽  
pp. 671-674
Author(s):  
Zubada Khan
Keyword(s):  
Contraceptive Use ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Sample Selection ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Married Women ◽  
Fertility Survey ◽  
Birth Intervals ◽  
Fertility Data ◽  
And Migration ◽  
The Developed Countries

During the last decade, a large number of countries participated in the World Fertility Survey but few of them collected fertility histories that were not partially restricted. In a majority of the cases information on the duration of breast-feeding and contraceptive use was restricted to the last closed and the open intervals only. These restrictions on the fertility histories have raised many questions about the possibility of sample selection bias in the results. A number of researchers in the developed countries have used these surveys for analyzing the effects of breastfeeding and contraception on the length of birth intervals. They have acknowledged the possibility of a bias in the results and have taken measures to minimize these potential biases. In this paper we will initially discuss the ways in which biased histories produce a biased sample of births. Later we wi11 evaluate the effects of the restrictions by using the fertility data from the Population Labour Force and Migration (PLM) Survey. This data contains detailed reproductive histories of 9416 currently married women having 38,746 children selected from 11 ,000 households sampled in the PLM survey.

Hi-tech Sexism? Evidence from Bangladesh

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nazmul Hoque ◽  
Bryan L. Boulier
Keyword(s):  
Sex Determination ◽  
Birth Interval ◽  
Urban Women ◽  
Hazard Model ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Son Preference ◽  
Birth Intervals ◽  
Selective Abortion ◽  
China And India ◽  
Missing Women

AbstractWith the advent of modern technology for fetal sex determination, selective abortion is found to be responsible for a significant number of “missing women” in countries like China and India. Using a competing risk hazard model, we investigate whether son preference translates into selective abortion and accounts for any of the “missing women” in Bangladesh. Data suggest that son preference leads to shorter birth intervals if previous births are girls. For example, if the first birth is a girl, the odds of having another child each quarter is about 15% higher and the birth interval is about 2 months shorter for more educated urban women in recent years (1990–2011). However, there is no evidence that selective abortion contributes to missing women in Bangladesh.

Who Will Play Terebi Gēmu When No Japanese Children Remain?

2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ben Whaley
Keyword(s):  
Video Games ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Aging Population ◽  
Fertility Survey ◽  
Japanese Children ◽  
Social Narratives ◽  
Socially Relevant ◽  
Narrative Characters ◽  
Social Narrative ◽  
Unique Relationship

This article examines the Japanese action puzzle game Catherine, arguing that the game presents a social narrative that comments on Japan’s pressing issue of a declining birthrate and aging population. It also theorizes a strategy for player involvement based on “distanced” (self-reflexive and meta) engagement. Through an examination of the narrative, characters, and gameplay, supplemented with national fertility survey data from Japan, the article argues that Catherine subverts classic game tropes and fosters player engagement with a socially relevant diegesis. Simultaneously, the unique meta-gameplay elements utilize what I term “distanced engagement” to encourage the player to critically self-reflect on both the game scenario and their role as a player. In this way, the article considers how the unique relationship between story and distanced engagement allows video games like Catherine to function as impactful and interactive social narratives.

scholarly journals Estimation of multi-state life table functions and their variability from complex survey data using the SPACE Program

2010 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. 129-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liming Cai ◽  
Mark Hayward ◽  
Yasuhiko Saito ◽  
James Lubitz ◽  
Aaron Hagedorn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Table ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Space Program ◽  
Complex Survey ◽  
Complex Survey Data

Birth Interval Among Breast-Feeding Women Not Using Contraceptives

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 86 (5) ◽  
pp. 747-752
Author(s):  
Audrey E. Rosner ◽  
Susan K. Schulman
Keyword(s):  
Breast Feeding ◽  
Birth Control ◽  
Birth Interval ◽  
Formula Feeding ◽  
Orthodox Jewish ◽  
Birth Intervals ◽  
Total Birth ◽  
Night Feeding ◽  
Lactational Amenorrhea ◽  
Breast Fed

One hundred twelve Orthodox Jewish mothers were surveyed by means of questionnaire about birth interval in relationship to formula-feeding (n = 30) and breast-feeding (n = 236) experiences in the absence of birth control. Analyses indicate that mothers who breast-fed have longer birth intervals than those who did not. Moreover, data obtained from the same mothers show that birth intervals preceded by breast-feeding were longer than those preceded by formula-feeding of the previous infant. For those mothers who breast-fed, there was significant positive correlation between duration of breast-feeding and the length of lactational amenorrhea and total birth interval. The age at which night feeding was terminated had corresponding but less strong associations with lactational amenorrhea and total birth interval.

Labor Force Participation of Black and White Married Women: Evidence from Urban Labor Markets

1995 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Augustin Kwasi Fosu
Keyword(s):  
Labor Force ◽  
Labor Force Participation ◽  
Census Data ◽  
Married Women ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Racial Groups ◽  
Black And White ◽  
Structural Differences ◽  
Urban Labor Markets

The study theoretically argues that differential economic conditions constitute an important rationale for structural differences in labor force participation (LFP) between black and white married women. Empirical evidence based on 1980 census data for metropolitan statistical areas provides support for the concomitant hypotheses. Not only is the LFP propensity for black wives larger, but also it is relatively insensitive to the arguments of the LFP function. Thus policies designed to influence the LFP of these two racial groups must internalize the differential economic conditions between them.

THE EFFECTS OF COGNITIVE DIVERSITY AND COHESIVENESS ON ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (02) ◽  
pp. 2050019 ◽  
Author(s):  
RADOSLAW NOWAK
Keyword(s):  
Survey Data ◽  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Innovation Management ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Healthcare Industry ◽  
Cognitive Diversity ◽  
Original Survey ◽  
Organisational Factors

While investigating organisational factors related to a firm’s ability to innovate, this study identifies two new antecedents of absorptive capacity. Drawing from literatures on innovation management and organisational studies, the paper puts forward a model linking absorptive capacity to a unit’s cognitive diversity and cohesiveness, empirically testing their effects on potential absorptive capacity (PACAP) and realised absorptive capacity (RACAP). Statistical tests are conducted using original survey data collected in the healthcare industry. Future research and implications for practitioners are discussed.

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