Fertility decline in puerto rico
Extent and causes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10968489 |
|---|---|
| Authors | José L Vazquez (Section of Demographic Studies, Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1968 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 855-865 |
| Publication date | 1968-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Demography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0070-3370 • E-ISSN: 1533-7790 |
| Publisher | Duke University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2060276 |
| OpenAlex | W2016121423 |
| Language | IT |
| Citations received | 7 |
The article details and discusses population statistics in Puerto Rico starting from the turn of the century and elaborates on the causes of the decline. The crude birth rate declined slowly (altogether scarcely 5%) during 1900-1940. Largely as a result of social and economic changes caused by the U.S. invasion and political domination since 1898 the percentages of never married females are 15 and over and presently married females fell and increased respectively from 44% and 44% in 1899 to 31% and 55% in 1940. The increase in the exposed population apparently was accompanied by a significant decline in fertility. The crude birth rate was 45 births per 1000 population in 1940 40 in 1950 33 in 1960 and 27 in 1967. Evidently changes in the age and marital structures of the population had little effect on the crude birth rate trends during 1940-1950 and 1960-1967. During 1950-1960 mass emigration to the U.S. caused age and marital-structure changes which brought about 1/2 the reduction in crude birth rate. Apparently the major factor for the decline in fertility has been diffusion and utilization of family limitation methods. Current popular methods include the pill IUD and female sterilization
Birth rate · Economics · Emigration · Exchange rate · Family planning · Fertility · Geography · Marital status · Population · Research methodology · Sociology · Sterilization (economics · Total fertility rate · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management · Migration and Labor Dynamics
| Citations per year | 0.14 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1975 - 2025 (51) |
| Highly cited | No |