A Spatial Autocorrelation Model of the Effects of Population Density on Fertility
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5250324 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Colin Loftin, Sally K Ward, Sally Ward |
| Year | 1983 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 121 |
| Publication date | 1983-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Sociological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-1224 • E-ISSN: 1939-8271 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2095150 |
| PMID | 6838064 |
| OpenAlex | W2017785487 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 42 |
| References cited | 13 |
The relationship between fertility and population density that has been demonstrated with aggregate data is discussed and reexamined here. We argue that models which exclude considerations of spatial processes are incomplete and that therefore parameter estimates for such models are misleading. We then develop a model which incorporates spatial autocorrelation and reanalyze data from one well-known study of the effects of density on fertility using our model. The results show that with one exception the effects of density on fertility are trivial a finding that is quite different from previous research. We conclude that spatial mechanisms are an important consideration in the modeling of social processes that involve geographically defined units. (excerpt
Autocorrelation · Econometrics · Economics · Family planning · Fertility · Geography · Population · Population density · Research methodology · Sociology · Spatial analysis · Statistics · Total fertility rate · demographic modeling and climate adaptation · Demography · Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets · Mathematics · Spatial and Panel Data Analysis
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| Unique citing works | 42 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 1984 - 2025 (42) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 42 |