The German Generations and Gender Survey:<br> Some Critical Reflections on the Validity of Fertility Histories<br>
This paper validates the fertility histories of the German Generations and Gender Survey (GGS). Focusing on the cohorts 1930-69 of West German women, the total number of children, the parity distribution and the parity progression ratios are compared to external sources. One major result from this v...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Federal Institute for Population Research
2013-01-01
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| Series: | Comparative Population Studies |
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| Online Access: | http://www.comparativepopulationstudies.de/index.php/CPoS/article/view/26 |