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Semai Senoi fertility and population dynamics: Two‐census method
Author(s) -
Fix Alan G.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
american journal of human biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.559
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1520-6300
pISSN - 1042-0533
DOI - 10.1002/ajhb.1310010409
Subject(s) - fertility , total fertility rate , demography , population , birth rate , population growth , census , biology , geography , family planning , research methodology , sociology
The fertility and parameters of population growth of the Semai Senoi of Malaysia are studied by using a two‐census method based on nonstable population theory. Semai fertility is shown to be moderately high; female completed fertility is 7.42 children and the crude birth rate is greater than 0.050. Previous estimates of Semai mortality rates are also moderately high but are insufficient to balance birth; thus, the overall rate of growth is presently nearly 2%. Compared with an earlier description of the pre‐1969 Semai population, fertility has increased markedly leading to a nearly threefold increase in the annual growth rate.