New Estimates of Aboriginal Fertility, 1966-1971 to 1996-2001

Authors

  • Bali Ram Demography Division, Statistics Canada, Ottawa Ontario

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25336/P6C31T

Abstract

Using census data on children in families, this paper estimates various fertility measures for the total aboriginal population and four specific groups, North American Indians, Registered Indians, Metis, and Inuit. The “own-children” procedure is used for deriving the number of births by the age of the mother during specific years preceding the census. The major focus of the paper is on the trends of total fertility rate and the convergence of age patterns between various subgroups over the past 30 years. Strengths and limitations of the method are also discussed.

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2004-12-31

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