Childbearing patterns for Swedish mothers of twins, 1961-1999

The Nordic population registers provide a unique possibility to study the demographic behavior of very small population groups and rare events. In this paper, we study the childbearing behavior of Swedish mothers of twins between 1961 and 1999, inclusive. Our most consistent finding is that mothers...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Margit Strandberg, Jan M. Hoem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2004-12-01
Series:Demographic Research
Online Access:http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol11/15/