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Interregional Differences in Fertility in Brazil, 1950–1970

Author(s) -

Thomas W. Merrick

Publication year - 1974

Publication title -

demography

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.099

H-Index - 129

eISSN - 1533-7790

pISSN - 0070-3370

DOI - 10.2307/2060436

Subject(s) - fertility , urbanization , geography , total fertility rate , birth rate , population , developed country , demography , developing country , research methodology , demographic economics , socioeconomics , economics , family planning , economic growth , sociology

Trends and interregional differences in the birth rate in Brazil between 1950 and 1970 are examined. Estimates are based on data from the 1950 and 1970 censuses. Regional differences in birth measures (crude and general rates) were found to widen between 1950 and 1970 despite a decline in fertility at the national level and a narrowing of regional differences in important socioeconomicvariables like income and urbanization, The substantial interregional migration flows which occurred in Brazil between 1950 and 1970 are examined for their possible impact on differentials. The effects are mixed, but the conclusion is that migration contributed to widening differences.

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