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Declines in first and second birth rates and their effect on levels of fertility.

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| April 01, 2004 | Kippen, Rebecca | COPYRIGHT 2004 Monash University, Centre for Population and Urban Research. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

This article analyses the fertility decline in Australia, focussing on the period from 1991 to 2000 when fertility data by women's age and parity status are available. It finds that much of the decline is due to increased childlessness and to the postponement of first births. Second birth rates for woman who are at parity one status have remained quite high. Higher parity births remain low but, expressed as a rate of those eligible to achieve them, have not declined significantly.

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An examination of fertility rates in Australia indicates a fall over time in both period and cohort fertility. Period total fertility has been below replacement ...

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