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Estimating the fertility of recent migrants to England and Wales (1991-2001) – is there an elevated level of fertility after migration?

Estimating the fertility of recent migrants to England and Wales (1991-2001) – is there an elevated level of fertility after migration?
Estimating the fertility of recent migrants to England and Wales (1991-2001) – is there an elevated level of fertility after migration?
In England and Wales the total fertility rate has been rising for almost ten years. Since the late 1990s migration to England and Wales has also accelerated. It is possible that the large number of migrants of childbearing ages moving to England and Wales, larger family size norms among foreign born women and a birth timing effect among recent migrants to England and Wales have led to the increase in the TFR. However, the relative influence of any timing effect among recent migrants on the total fertility rate is not known. Research on migrant fertility in France (Toulemon, 2004) and Sweden (Andersson, 2004) has identified elevated fertility levels among migrants in the time period immediately after the migration event. In England and Wales research has focused on period measures of fertility rather than estimating if there is an elevated level of fertility among the large number of recent migrants to England and Wales. This analysis seeks to identify if there is a higher rate of fertility among a sample of recent migrants to England and Wales. Through using longitudinal data on date of arrival in England and Wales and subsequent childbearing duration this research estimates the probability of giving birth in the period after the 2001 census.
Robards, James
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Berrington, Ann
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Hinde, Andrew
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Robards, James
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Berrington, Ann
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Hinde, Andrew
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Robards, James, Berrington, Ann and Hinde, Andrew (2012) Estimating the fertility of recent migrants to England and Wales (1991-2001) – is there an elevated level of fertility after migration? European Population Conference 2012, Stockholm, Sweden. 13 - 16 Jun 2012.

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Abstract

In England and Wales the total fertility rate has been rising for almost ten years. Since the late 1990s migration to England and Wales has also accelerated. It is possible that the large number of migrants of childbearing ages moving to England and Wales, larger family size norms among foreign born women and a birth timing effect among recent migrants to England and Wales have led to the increase in the TFR. However, the relative influence of any timing effect among recent migrants on the total fertility rate is not known. Research on migrant fertility in France (Toulemon, 2004) and Sweden (Andersson, 2004) has identified elevated fertility levels among migrants in the time period immediately after the migration event. In England and Wales research has focused on period measures of fertility rather than estimating if there is an elevated level of fertility among the large number of recent migrants to England and Wales. This analysis seeks to identify if there is a higher rate of fertility among a sample of recent migrants to England and Wales. Through using longitudinal data on date of arrival in England and Wales and subsequent childbearing duration this research estimates the probability of giving birth in the period after the 2001 census.

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Published date: 15 June 2012
Venue - Dates: European Population Conference 2012, Stockholm, Sweden, 2012-06-13 - 2012-06-16
Organisations: Social Statistics & Demography

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Local EPrints ID: 342997
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/342997
PURE UUID: fe14310d-bae2-4ca6-b37b-48f1bbfe9ece
ORCID for James Robards: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-4784-5679
ORCID for Ann Berrington: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-1683-6668
ORCID for Andrew Hinde: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-8909-9152

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Date deposited: 19 Feb 2013 11:20
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 02:47

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Author: James Robards ORCID iD
Author: Ann Berrington ORCID iD
Author: Andrew Hinde ORCID iD

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