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- Title
Seasonality of births and family characteristics in a Spanish population.
- Authors
Fuster, V.
- Abstract
The seasonality of births in the period 1871–1977 is studied in a rural north-western Spanish population. Based on a total sample of 11,695 birth registrations, temporal variation is analysed. For siblings, according to family reconstitution, the total family size, the legitimacy of the child, and birth order are considered. A coefficient of birth month dispersion is defined and estimated for each family. Intra-family variation is related to inter-family coefficients in order to determine whether the local seasonal pattern of births may be partly explained by family characteristics.
- Subjects
SPAIN; SEASON of birth; CHILDBIRTH; RURAL population; VITAL records (Births, deaths, etc.); SEXUAL intercourse; INFANT mortality; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; COHORT analysis; BIRTH order; BIRTH rate; FAMILIES; SEASONS
- Publication
Journal of Biosocial Science, 1989, Vol 21, Issue 4, p465
- ISSN
0021-9320
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1017/S0021932000018204