B Janowitz
Biographic Data
| ID | 6061128 |
|---|---|
| NAME | B Janowitz |
| GIVEN NAMES | B |
| FAMILY NAME | Janowitz |
| SIGNATURE | JANOWITZ B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Kent State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 26 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1971 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Referrals by traditional birth attendants in northeast Brazil
Between October 1980 and July 1981, 1,878 women were attended by traditional birth attendants (TBAs) at four obstetric units in rural areas surrounding the city of Fortaleza in Northeast Brazil. Of these women, 232 (12.4 per cent) were referred to a hospital in Fortaleza for delivery. The most important indicators for referral to hospital were: presence of an antenatal problem, complication of labor, or malpresentation. Based on record review, 65…
Childbirth in Developing Countries
An analysis of the impact of education on family size
The impact of education on family size is divided into a direct effect (holding labor force participation and age at marriage constant) and an indirect effect (varying labor force participation and age at marriage). The results suggest that (I) the indirect effect of education is greater at higher levels of the wife’s education, (2) the direct effect is greater at lower levels of education in most cases, (3) the indirect effects do not vary syste…
An Analysis of Impact of Education on Family Size
The Impact of AFDC on Illegitimate Birth Rates
This paper assesses the influence qf welfare payments and other socioeconomic fiactors on age-specific white and nonwhite illegitimate birth rates. For nonwhite younger women, the regression results suggest that larger welfare payments are associated with higher illegitimacy rates. The negative influence of income on illegitimacy together with the positive effect qf welfare payments would suggest that economic factors affect the probability qf le…
Reply to Khan
An econometric analysis of trends in fertility rates
Some regression models are used to test the hypothesis that changes in fertility rates have been caused by changes in socioeconomic conditions. The model is applied to four groups of countries and the conclusion is that no simple relationship exists between fertility changes and environmental changes. This conclusion is at variance with results derived from cross‐section studies and suggests not that there is no relationship between socioeconomic…
Cross-Section Studies As Predictors of Trends in Birth Rates
Ekanem has shown that variations in socioeconomic development are associated with differences in birth rates. However, he has made no attempt to determine if his regression equations can be used to predict trends in fertility. This note shows that, using Ekanem’s data, the factors he found most significant in explaining differences in fertility playa minor role over time whereas per capita income, which he found to be relatively insignificant in …
An empirical study of the effects of socioeconomic development on fertility rates
Recent studies by Adelman and by Friedlander and Silver, which have investigated whether regression equations derived from cross-section data can be used to predict the impact of socioeconomic development on changing levels of fertility, are reviewed critically. Regression analyses based on data for 57 countries c. 1960 show that fertility (gross reproduction rate) varies cross-sectionally with region as well as with level of development (as meas…
An empirical study of the effects of socioeconomic development on fertility rates
Recent studies by Adelman and by Friedlander and Silver, which have investigated whether regression equations derived from cross-section data can be used to predict the impact of socioeconomic development on changing levels of fertility, are reviewed critically. Regression analyses based on data for 57 countries c. 1960 show that fertility (gross reproduction rate) varies cross-sectionally with region as well as with level of development (as meas…
The Impact of AFDC on Illegitimate Birth Rates
This paper assesses the influence qf welfare payments and other socioeconomic fiactors on age-specific white and nonwhite illegitimate birth rates. For nonwhite younger women, the regression results suggest that larger welfare payments are associated with higher illegitimacy rates. The negative influence of income on illegitimacy together with the positive effect qf welfare payments would suggest that economic factors affect the probability qf le…
Referrals by traditional birth attendants in northeast Brazil
Between October 1980 and July 1981, 1,878 women were attended by traditional birth attendants (TBAs) at four obstetric units in rural areas surrounding the city of Fortaleza in Northeast Brazil. Of these women, 232 (12.4 per cent) were referred to a hospital in Fortaleza for delivery. The most important indicators for referral to hospital were: presence of an antenatal problem, complication of labor, or malpresentation. Based on record review, 65…
An analysis of the impact of education on family size
The impact of education on family size is divided into a direct effect (holding labor force participation and age at marriage constant) and an indirect effect (varying labor force participation and age at marriage). The results suggest that (I) the indirect effect of education is greater at higher levels of the wife’s education, (2) the direct effect is greater at lower levels of education in most cases, (3) the indirect effects do not vary syste…
Cross-Section Studies As Predictors of Trends in Birth Rates
Ekanem has shown that variations in socioeconomic development are associated with differences in birth rates. However, he has made no attempt to determine if his regression equations can be used to predict trends in fertility. This note shows that, using Ekanem’s data, the factors he found most significant in explaining differences in fertility playa minor role over time whereas per capita income, which he found to be relatively insignificant in …
An empirical study of the effects of socioeconomic development on fertility rates
Recent studies by Adelman and by Friedlander and Silver, which have investigated whether regression equations derived from cross-section data can be used to predict the impact of socioeconomic development on changing levels of fertility, are reviewed critically. Regression analyses based on data for 57 countries c. 1960 show that fertility (gross reproduction rate) varies cross-sectionally with region as well as with level of development (as meas…
An econometric analysis of trends in fertility rates
Some regression models are used to test the hypothesis that changes in fertility rates have been caused by changes in socioeconomic conditions. The model is applied to four groups of countries and the conclusion is that no simple relationship exists between fertility changes and environmental changes. This conclusion is at variance with results derived from cross‐section studies and suggests not that there is no relationship between socioeconomic…
Cross-Section Studies As Predictors of Trends in Birth Rates
Ekanem has shown that variations in socioeconomic development are associated with differences in birth rates. However, he has made no attempt to determine if his regression equations can be used to predict trends in fertility. This note shows that, using Ekanem’s data, the factors he found most significant in explaining differences in fertility playa minor role over time whereas per capita income, which he found to be relatively insignificant in …
Reply to Khan
An analysis of the impact of education on family size
The impact of education on family size is divided into a direct effect (holding labor force participation and age at marriage constant) and an indirect effect (varying labor force participation and age at marriage). The results suggest that (I) the indirect effect of education is greater at higher levels of the wife’s education, (2) the direct effect is greater at lower levels of education in most cases, (3) the indirect effects do not vary syste…
An Analysis of Impact of Education on Family Size
The Impact of AFDC on Illegitimate Birth Rates
This paper assesses the influence qf welfare payments and other socioeconomic fiactors on age-specific white and nonwhite illegitimate birth rates. For nonwhite younger women, the regression results suggest that larger welfare payments are associated with higher illegitimacy rates. The negative influence of income on illegitimacy together with the positive effect qf welfare payments would suggest that economic factors affect the probability qf le…
Referrals by traditional birth attendants in northeast Brazil
Between October 1980 and July 1981, 1,878 women were attended by traditional birth attendants (TBAs) at four obstetric units in rural areas surrounding the city of Fortaleza in Northeast Brazil. Of these women, 232 (12.4 per cent) were referred to a hospital in Fortaleza for delivery. The most important indicators for referral to hospital were: presence of an antenatal problem, complication of labor, or malpresentation. Based on record review, 65…
Childbirth in Developing Countries
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