Contemporary demographic transformations in China, India and Indonesia. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Christophe Z. Guilmoto, Gavin W. Jones, editors.
• Editors: Guilmoto, Christophe; Jones, Gavin W
• Contents: Preface and Acknowledgments; Contents; Contributors; Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Forty Percent of the World; Populations Through the Eye of the Census; Collection and Dissemination; Data Challenges; Population Distribution and Growth at Different Scales; Demographic Recomposition; The Age and Sex Transition; Education; The Role of Policy; Conclusion; References; Part I: Mortality; Chapter 2: Recent Mortality Trends in China; Introduction; China's Mortality Data; Major Sources of Mortality Data; Mortality Data Collected by the 2010 Census; Under-Reporting of Infant Mortality Double Counting of Young Adults Under-Reporting of Deaths at Old Ages; Recent Mortality Changes in China; Changes in Life Expectancy at Birth; Decrease in Infant Mortality; Reductions of Age-Specific Mortality Rates and Their Contribution to the Increase of Life Expectancy; Increase in Sex Differentials of Mortality; Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 3: Trends in Mortality Differentials in India; Introduction; Data and Methods; Results; Trends and Geographical Variation in Life Expectancy by Sex; Trends in Infant Mortality; Trends and Geographical Variations in Adult Mortality Trend in Mortality Inequality Discussion; Summary and Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Mortality Trends in Indonesia; Introduction; Data Sources and Methods for Mortality Estimation in Indonesia; Mortality Estimates and Trends in Indonesia; Direct Estimation; Childhood Mortality Derived from IDHSs; Childhood Mortality Derived from 2010 Population Census; Indirect Estimation; Variation of Childhood Mortality; Indonesia and Model Life Tables; Changes of Trends of NMR, IMR and U5MR by Time Period; Concluding Remarks; References Chapter 5: Mortality in China, India and Indonesia: an OverviewReferences; Part II: Fertility; Chapter 6: Understanding Fertility Trends in China; Background and Purpose; Comparison of Total Fertility Rate by Birth Parity: Nationwide; Comparison of Total Fertility Rate by Birth Parity: Urban/Rural Residence; Comparison of Total Fertility Rate by Birth Parity: by Registration Type; Comparison of Total Fertility Rate by Birth Parity: by Floating Status; Comparison of Total Fertility Rate by Birth Parity: by Registration Type and Floating Status The Effects of Delayed Age at Marriage and Childbearing Low Fertility Rates Should Not Be Seen as Solely Due to Under-Count of Births; Comparison of Total Parity Progression Fertility Rate: Nationwide; Comparison of Life-Time Fertility Rate and Period Fertility Rate; Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 7: The Past and Future of Fertility Change in India; Introduction; Sixty Years of Fertility Change in an International Perspective; Fertility Decline in India: Trends and Annual Variations; Disaggregation of Fertility Trends Within India
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource, color illustrations
• Subjects: 304.6095; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Demography; Population; China -- Population; India -- Population; Indonesia -- Population; China; India; Indonesia; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319247830; 3319247832
• Related ISBNs: 9783319247816; 3319247816
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed December 16, 2015).
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