한국인구학 (Korea journal of population studies)
- 제8권2호
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- Pages.79-92
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- 1985
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- 1226-2986(pISSN)
최근의 피임실천수준과 출산력추이에 관한 고찰 -몇가지 정책적 제언을 중심으로-
A Review of Relationship Between Level of Fertility and Contraceptive Prevalence in Korea: Some Implication for Policy Suggestion
초록
Fertility has been declined since 1966 (see Table 1). This fertility reduction was duely caused by age at first marriage, induced abortion and contraceptive practice which has been largely increased in recent years. Although tbe proximate determinant such as induced abortion, age at marriage and breastfeeding can and do have an effect on fertility, the principal cause of the reduction in fertility in Korea during the fertility transition can be supported by correlation between level of fertility and contraceptive prevalence (See Fig. 4). Taking a regression equation between fertility (TER. Y) and prevalence level (X), the total fertility rate in 1984 was estimated as 1.9 and 2.1 based on lenear and expotential function shown as follow;
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