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Immigrant Fertility Patterns in Canada, 1961–1986 *
Author(s) -
Ram B.,
George M. V.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
international migration
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.681
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1468-2435
pISSN - 0020-7985
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-2435.1990.tb00489.x
Subject(s) - fertility , immigration , total fertility rate , demography , geography , population , demographic economics , developed country , birth rate , research methodology , family planning , economics , sociology , archaeology
"This paper has examined the fertility of immigrants who arrived in Canada at various periods in the recent past. Cumulative and current fertility measures derived from 1961, 1971, 1981 and 1986 censuses have indicated that immigrants tend to have children at a lower rate during the periods when they are immigrating, but at a higher rate after immigrating. However, once they have resided in the host country for a certain length of time, their fertility may either converge with that of the native-born population or may become even lower." (SUMMARY IN FRE AND SPA)