Malthus in the Bedroom: Birth Spacing as Birth Control in Pre-Transition England
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Malthus in the Bedroom : Birth Spacing as Birth Control in Pre-Transition England. / Cinnirella, Francesco; Klemp, Marc; Weisdorf, Jacob.
I: Demography, Bind 54, Nr. 2, 04.2017, s. 413-436.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Malthus in the Bedroom
T2 - Birth Spacing as Birth Control in Pre-Transition England
AU - Cinnirella, Francesco
AU - Klemp, Marc
AU - Weisdorf, Jacob
PY - 2017/4
Y1 - 2017/4
N2 - We use duration models on a well-known historical data set of more than 15,000 families and 60,000 births in England for the period 1540-1850 to show that the sampled families adjusted the timing of their births in accordance with the economic conditions as well as their stock of dependent children. The effects were larger among the lower socioeconomic ranks. Our findings on the existence of parity-dependent as well as parity-independent birth spacing in England are consistent with the growing evidence that marital birth control was present in pre-transitional populations.
AB - We use duration models on a well-known historical data set of more than 15,000 families and 60,000 births in England for the period 1540-1850 to show that the sampled families adjusted the timing of their births in accordance with the economic conditions as well as their stock of dependent children. The effects were larger among the lower socioeconomic ranks. Our findings on the existence of parity-dependent as well as parity-independent birth spacing in England are consistent with the growing evidence that marital birth control was present in pre-transitional populations.
KW - Spacing
KW - Birth intervals
KW - Birth control
KW - Fertility limitation
KW - Preventive check
KW - Faculty of Social Sciences
KW - Spacing
KW - Birth intervals
KW - Birth control
KW - Fertility limitation
KW - Preventive check
U2 - 10.1007/s13524-017-0556-4
DO - 10.1007/s13524-017-0556-4
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 28281274
VL - 54
SP - 413
EP - 436
JO - Demography
JF - Demography
SN - 0070-3370
IS - 2
ER -
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