Abstract：
:Within developing countries, our understanding of reproductive inequality-how fertility is distributed within a population-has been shaped largely by studies of fertility differentials, a practical but partial-information measure. In this study, we examine whether exclusive reliance on differentials biases this understanding. Findings based on recent data from sub-Saharan Africa show bias. We find that historical and especially cross-country comparisons can yield substantially different conclusions about the magnitude and even the direction of inequality patterns and trends, depending on whether differentials or fuller-information measures are used. For instance, the fertility differentials associated with education have remained relatively stable as national fertility has fallen, but inequality (as calculated by a fuller measure) has increased. Such results underscore the value of complementing existing studies of fertility differentials with analyses based on fuller-information measures. The analyses also show how change in differential fertility behavior and in the educational composition of national populations has shaped recent variations in reproductive inequality in the region.
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Stud Fam Plannjournal_title
Studies in family planningauthors
Giroux SC,Eloundou-Enyegue PM,Lichter DTdoi
10.1111/j.1728-4465.2008.166.xsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2008-09-01 00:00:00pages
187-98issue
3eissn
0039-3665issn
1728-4465journal_volume
39pub_type
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journal_title：Studies in family planning
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journal_title：Studies in family planning
pub_type： 杂志文章
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title：Studies in family planning
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1111/j.1728-4465.2002.00061.x
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pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Studies in family planning
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更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Studies in family planning
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