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Jeanne Cilliers . Photo

Jeanne Cilliers

Researcher

Jeanne Cilliers . Photo

Stop! Go! What can we learn about family planning from birth timing in settler South Africa, 1835-1950?

Author

  • Jeanne Cilliers
  • Martine Mariotti

Summary, in English

We revisit the discussion on family limitation through stopping and spacing behavior prior to and during the fertility transition with a sample of 12 800 settler women's birth histories in nineteenth and twentieth century South Africa. Using cure models that allow us to separate those who stop child bearing from those who continue, we find no evidence of parity-specific spacing prior to the transition. We do nd evidence of non-parity based birth postponement prior to the transition. On commencement of the fertility transition, we first see increased stopping and parity independent postponement followed by increased parity-specific spacing later in the transition phase.

Department/s

  • Department of Economic History

Publishing year

2021

Language

English

Pages

901-925

Publication/Series

Demography

Volume

58

Issue

3

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Population Assn Amer

Topic

  • Economic History

Keywords

  • South Africa
  • cure models
  • parity-specific fertility

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1533-7790