Sociology- Introduction to births
- Created by: Daisymac
- Created on: 13-03-19 14:39
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- Births intro
- Birth rate
- The number of live births per thousand of the population per year
- Figures show that there has been a decline in the number of births since 1900
- 1900 England and Wales= 28.7
- 2014 = 12.2
- Have been fluctuations with 3 baby booms in the 20th century
- 1 AND 2= after wws (1914-18) and (1939-45)
- Other in the 60s
- Total fertility rate
- Factors determining birth rate
- Proportion of women who are of childbearing age
- How fertile they are
- Average number of children women will have during their fertile years
- All time low in 2011 of 1.63 children per woman
- 1.74 in 2017
- In 1964 it was 2.95
- These reflect that women are remaining childless than in the past and that women are postponing children
- Factors determining birth rate
- Birth rate
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