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Mean Age at Childbearing

The mean age at childbearing is the average age of mothers at the birth of their children, computed as the fertility-rate-weighted mean of maternal age over the age-specific fertility schedule. As the first moment of the fertility curve, it summarizes the tempo — the timing — of childbearing in a single number, complementing the total fertility rate, which measures quantum, or how many children are born.

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Mean Age at Childbearing
Taxonomic method record · process-pipeline / demography
  • Preston, S. H., Heuveline, P., & Guillot, M. (2001). Demography: Measuring and Modeling Population Processes. Blackwell. · ISBN 9781557864512
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Same method familyNet Reproduction Ratemachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Same method familyPopulation Pyramid Analysismachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Taxonomic bucketTempo-Adjusted Fertilitymachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Same method familyTotal Fertility Ratemachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.

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