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. 1975 Nov;12(4):645-60.

A method for the estimation of fecundability

J Bongaarts
  • PMID: 1213216

A method for the estimation of fecundability

J Bongaarts. Demography. 1975 Nov.

Abstract

A new method for the estimation of the mean and variance of fecundability is described. The data input required for this procedure is the distribution of the interval from marriage to first birth, or from the resumption of the conception risk after contraction to the subsequent birth. The estimates of the mean and variance of fecundability are obtained by fitting a model to the observed interval distribution. To test the method, it is applied to data from five historical populations. The fecundability means in these populations ranged from 0.18 to 0.31 while the co-efficients of variation all had values near 0.56. A short method for the estimation of the mean of fecundability based on the same model, but not requiring a computer, is also presented.

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