ABSTRACT
"The objective of the research program presented in this note is to analyse the interrelations between biological and social factors in the process of demographic renewal. Population registers of various communities, among them those of Saint-Barthelemy (French Antilles) and Ile-aux-Coudres (Quebec), are used. The genealogies which were obtained from these registers contribute to the study of genetical epidemiology. The research program also includes the identification of social factors which may have contributed to the biological structure of the communities under study." (SUMMARY IN ENG AND SPA)
Subject(s)
Culture , Epidemiologic Methods , Genealogy and Heraldry , Genetics, Population , Population Characteristics , Population Dynamics , Socioeconomic Factors , Americas , Biology , Canada , Caribbean Region , Demography , Developed Countries , Developing Countries , Economics , Family , Family Characteristics , Genetics , Guadeloupe , North America , Population , ResearchABSTRACT
PIP: In countries with satisfactory civil registration data, the own children method offers the possibility of regrouping recent fertility data with other pertinent variables such as education, religion, and income. Statistics Canada applied the method to the 1971 Canadian census to exploit the possibilities and published a bulletin with 6 tables, each of which showed currently married women in 5-year cohorts, the ratio of own children/1000 women, and results according to the birthplace of the woman, the duration of marriage, and educational level, for such factors as the religion, ethnic origin, employment status, educational level, and occupation of the spouse. The most evident biases in the method itself result from census imperfections, mortality which removes mothers and children from observation before the census date, the exclusion of children not living with their mothers, and age misstatement. However, the sample used by Statistics Canada was very highly selected and thus not representative of the general population: women not currently in their 1st marriage, those who had not had a live birth, and women of foreign origin for example were excluded. The selectivity for the various excluding factors varies by age, to a degree which is indeterminable given the data limitations. The method would be more useful in Canada if, in addition to using a more inclusive sample, all women over 15 were questioned about fertility in the census, regardless of marital status, and if a distinction were made between legal and de facto marriage.^ieng
