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Estimated fertility rates of Asian and West Indian immigrant women in Britain, 1969–74

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

Lynne Iliffe
Lynne Iliffe
Affiliation:
Centre for Overseas Population Studies, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London
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Summary

Current fertility rates of Asian and West Indian immigrant women in Britain are estimated by an indirect procedure. The data on which the estimates are based are the published statistics of registered births, and the 1971 Census country of birth tabulations.

It is shown that between 1969 and 1974 the total fertility rate of both groups declined at a faster rate than that of the indigenous population. The estimated total fertility of Asian women is, however, higher than that of West Indian women; the differences can be attributed at least partly to differential timing of migration.

The estimates of fertility rates for Asian and West Indian women provide a basis for a more realistic appraisal of local birth data.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 10 , Issue 2 , April 1978 , pp. 189 - 197
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1978

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