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PIP: Louis Henry's method of family reconstitution is applied to data from the parish records of San Pedro del Mojon, a small, rural, coffee-raising community in Costa Rica. A total of 10,456 baptisms and 1,608 marriages are studied over the period 1860-1939. Data on marriage age and number of children are analyzed to explore changes in marital fertility over this period.^ieng
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Demography , Family Characteristics , Fertility , Marriage , Registries , Rural Population , Americas , Central America , Costa Rica , Developed Countries , Developing Countries , Family , Latin America , North America , Population , Population Characteristics , Population Dynamics , Research , Social SciencesABSTRACT
"This paper contains an application of the orphanhood method for estimating adult mortality, based on information provided during the period 1888-1910 by the brides and bridegrooms of six parishes of the Central Valley of Costa Rica.... Using the Brass technique for estimating adult mortality from orphanhood and interpolating the resulting probabilities of surviving into... Coale and Demeny's regional model life tables, the life expectancy at the age of 25 years is estimated [at] 41 years for women and 40 years for men." Mortality differences by region and social-occupational group are considered. (summary in ENG)
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Adult , Demography , Geography , Life Expectancy , Life Tables , Mortality , Occupations , Probability , Social Class , Socioeconomic Factors , Statistics as Topic , Survival Rate , Age Factors , Americas , Central America , Costa Rica , Developed Countries , Developing Countries , Economics , Health Workforce , Latin America , Longevity , North America , Population , Population Characteristics , Population Dynamics , Registries , Research , Social SciencesABSTRACT
PIP: The author reviews and evaluates sources of information on the demographic history of Central America. Past and present administrative, state, ecclesiastical, and genealogical sources are examined, and recent studies of various Central American countries are cited. A bibliography is provided^ieng