Publications in Print on Fertility

An Evaluation of Recent Estimates of Fertility Trends in India by Robert D. Retherford and Vinod Mishra. National Family Health Survey (NFHS) (India) Subject Report, No. 19, November 2001. 52 pp.

A “Snapshot” of Populations in Asia, by Sidney B. Westley. Asia-Pacific Population&Policy, No. 59. 4 pp. October 2001.

How Much Has Fertility Declined in Uttar Pradesh?, by Robert D. Retherford, Vinod K. Mishra, and G. Prakasam. NFHS Subject Report, No. 17. May 2001. 40 pp. (Single copies free)

New Survey Measures Fertility and Family Planning Trends in India, by Sidney B. Westley and Robert D. Retherford. Asia-Pacific Population&Policy, No. 55. October 2000. 4 pp. (Single copies free)

Fertility in India, by M. M. Gandotra, Robert D. Retherford, Arvind Pandey, Norman Y. Luther, and Vinod K. Mishra. NFHS Subject Report, No. 9. May 1998. 70 pp. (Single copies free)

Alternative Contraceptive Methods and Fertility Decline in India, by K. B. Pathak, Griffith Feeney, and Norman Y. Luther. NFHS Subject Report, No. 7. March 1998. 28 pp. (Single copies free)

Wanted and Unwanted Fertility in Selected States of India, by Sumati Kulkarni and Minja Kim Choe. NFHS Subject Report, No. 6. February 1998. 32 pp. (Single copies free)

Parity Progression Analysis of Fertility Decline in Provinces and Major Islands of Indonesia 1963-90, Executive Summary, by Norman Y. Luther and Bambang Yohanes Kristianto. East-West Center Working Paper, Population Series, No. 98. January 1998. 16 pp. ($3.00)

Regional Patterns of Fertility in Indonesia: Evidence from the 1991 and 1994 Indonesia Demographic and Health Surveys, by Kasmiyati and Andrew Kantner. East-West Center Working Papers, Population Series, No. 99. December 1997. 104 pp. ($3.00)

Explaining Fertility Transitions, by Karen Oppenheim Mason. November 1997. Demography 34(4): 443-54. (Limited quantity; single copies free)

Parity Progression Analysis of Fertility Decline in Provinces and Major Islands of Indonesia, 1963–90, by Norman Y. Luther and Bambang Yohanes Kristianto. September 1997. Honolulu: East-West Center Program on Population. 552 pp. (Photocopies available on a cost-recovery basis; contact the Publications Unit, Research Program, Population and Health Studies.)

Comparison of Fertility Estimates from India’s Sample Registration System and National Family Health Survey, by R. L. Narasimhan, Robert D. Retherford, Vinod Mishra, Fred Arnold, and T. K. Roy. NFHS Subject Report, No. 4. September 1997. 35 pp. (Single copies free)

Education, Earning, and Fertility in Taiwan, by Feng-Mey Huang. East-West Center Working Papers, Population Series, No. 88-17. August 1997. 38 pp. ($3.00)

Measuring the Speed of India’s Fertility Decline, by R. L. Narasimhan, Robert D. Retherford, Vinod Mishra, Fred Arnold, and T. K. Roy. NFHS Bulletin, No. 6. July 1997. 4 pp. (Single copies free)

State-level Variations in Wanted and Unwanted Fertility Provide a Guide for India’s Family Planning Programmes, by Sumati Kulkarni and Minja Kim Choe. NFHS Bulletin, No. 5. June 1997. 4 pp. (Single copies free)

Son Preference and its Effect on Fertility in India, by Rangamuthia Mutharayappa, Minja Kim Choe, Fred Arnold, and T. K. Roy. NFHS Subject Report, No. 3. March 1997. 36 pp. (Single copies free)

Are Fertility Differentials by Education Converging in the United States?, by Robert D. Retherford and Normal Y. Luther. East-West Center Working Papers, Population Series, No. 84. August 1996. 24 pp. (Published in 1996 in Genus 52(3/4): 13–37) ($3.00)

Partitioning the Effect of Infant and Child Death on Subsequent Fertility: An Exploration in Bangladesh, by Chai Bin Park, Mohamed Ataharul Islam, Nitai Chakraborty, and Andrew Kantner. East-West Center Working Papers, Population Series, No. 82. May 1996. 24 pp. ($3.00)

Fertility and Contraceptive Use in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh: Some Comparisons and Implications, by Robert D. Retherford and B. M. Ramesh. NFHS Bulletin, No. 3. April 1996. 4 pp. (Single copies free)

Explaining Regional Fertility Variations In The Philippines, by Sidney B. Westley, James A. Palmore, and Robert D. Retherford. Asia-Pacific Population & Policy No. 36. January 1996. 4 pp. (Single copies free)

What Can We Say about Fertility Trends in Bangladesh? An Evaluation of the 1991 Population Census, by Andrew Kantner, Charles Lerman, and Mohammed Yusuf. Asia-Pacific Research Report. No. 5. June 1995. 16 pp. (Limited quantity; single copies free)

Influences of Policy and Women's Characteristics on Birth of a Second Child in China: A Mixture-Model Analysis, by Lei Li and Minja Kim Choe. East-West Center Working Papers, Population Series, No. 76. March 1995. iii, 15 pp. (Published in 1997 as "A mixture model for duration data: Analysis of second births in China," Demography 34(2): 189–97) ($3.00)

New Survey Finds Fertility Decline In India, by Sidney B. Westley. Asia-Pacific Population & Policy No. 32. January-February 1995. 4 pp. (Single copies free)

Asia's Fertility Transition and Prospects for Future Demographic Change, by Ronald Freedman. Asia-Pacific Research Reports, No. 1. January 1995. 28 pp. (Limited quantity; single copies free)

Marital Fertility Control among the Qing Nobility: Implications for Two Types of Preventive Checks, by Wang Feng, James Lee, and Cameron Campbell. East-West Center Reprints, Population Series, No. 319. From Population Studies 49(3): 1995. (Single copies free)

Determinants of the Decline in Parity Progression Ratios in China, 1979–1984: A Factor Analysis of Provincial Data, by Quanhe Yang. East-West Center Reprints, Population Series, No. 317. From International Family Planning Perspectives 20(3): September 1994. (Single copies free)

Values and Fertility Change in Japan, by Robert D. Retherford, Naohiro Ogawa, and Satomi Sakamoto. East-West Center Working Papers, Population Series, No. 74. July 1994. 41 pp. (Published in 1996 in Population Studies 50:5–25; to be republished with updated information in R. Leete, ed. Cultural and temporal variations in values: Impact on fertility change. Liege: International Union for the Scientific Study of Population) ($3.00)

Below Replacement Fertility in China? A Close Look at Recent Evidence, by Griffith Feeney and Yuan Jianhua. East-West Center Reprints, Population Series, No. 314. From Population Studies 48(3): 1994. (Single copies free)

Fertility in China: Past, Present, Prospects, by Griffith Feeney. East-West Center Reprints, Population Series, No. 313. From Wolfgang Lutz, ed. The future population of the world: What can we assume today? Laxenburg, Austria: Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, 1994. (Limited quantity; single copies free)

Determinants of Fertility and the Unmet Need for Family Planning in Indonesia, by Allison Greenspan. Asia-Pacific Population & Policy No. 24. March 1993. 4 pp. (Out of print: photocopies available on request)

The Resumption of Fertility Decline in Japan: 1973–92, by Naohiro Ogawa and Robert D. Retherford. East-West Center Reprints, Population Series, No. 294. 1993. (Single copies free)

Effects of Education on Reproductive Behavior: Lessons from Pakistan, by Allison Greenspan. Asia-Pacific Population & Policy No. 23. December 1992. 4 pp. (Single copies free)

Family Size and Family Welfare in the Philippines, by John Bauer, Dante Canlas, Maria Theresa Fernandez, and Andrew Mason. East-West Center Working Papers, Population Series, No. 67. October 1992. 154 pp. ($3.00)

Poverty in the Philippines: The Impact on Family Size, by Allison Greenspan. Asia-Pacific Population & Policy No. 21. June 1992. 4 pp. (Out of print: photocopies available on request)

Fertility Decline in Bangladesh: An Emerging Family Planning Success Story, edited by Anne Stewart. Asia-Pacific Population & Policy No. 20. March 1992. 4 pp. (Single copies free)

Culture and the Fertility Transition: Thoughts on Theories of Fertility Decline, by Karen Oppenheim Mason. East-West Center Reprints, Population Series, No. 295. 1992. (Limited quantity: single copies free)

Progression to Second and Third Births in China: Patterns and Covariates in Six Provinces, by Minja Kim Choe et al. East-West Center Reprints, Population Series, No. 288. 1992. (Single copies free)

Recent Fertility Trends in Indonesia, 1971–1987, by Si Gde Made Mamas, James A. Palmore, and Yohandarwati Arifiyatno. East-West Center Working Papers, Population Series, No. 63. November 1991. 25 pp. ($3.00)

The Parity Structure of Fertility Decline in Thailand, 1953–1979, by Norman Y. Luther and Chintana Pejaranonda. East-West Center Reprints, Population Series, No. 281. 1991. (Single copies free)

Distributional Analysis of Period Fertility, by Griffith Feeney and Wolfgang Lutz. East-West Center Reprints, Population Series, No. 277. 1991. (Single copies free)

Fertility Decline in Taiwan: A Study Using Parity Progression Ratios, by Griffith Feeney. East-West Center Reprints, Population Series, No. 274. 1991. (Single copies free)

Estimates of Burma's Mortality, Age Structure, and Fertility, 1973–83, by M. Ismael Khin Maung. J East-West Center Occasional Papers, Population Series, No. 116. June 1990. vii, 66 pp. ($3.00)

Falling Fertility in Indonesia: Success in National Family Planning, edited by Bryant Robey. Asia-Pacific Population & Policy No. 11. December 1989. 4 pp. (Single copies free)

A Decomposition of Recent Fertility Changes in South Asia, by Robert D. Retherford and J. R. Rele. East-West Center Reprints, Population Series, No. 258. 1989. (Single copies free)

Rice Price Fluctuations and Fertility in Late Tokugawa Japan, by Griffith Feeney and Hamano Kiyoshi. East-West Center Reprints, Population Series, No. 254. 1990. (Single copies free)

Why Thai Fertility Has Fallen: Are There Lessons for Other Countries?, edited by Bryant Robey. Asia-Pacific Population & Policy No. 7. December 1998. 4 pp. (Out of print: photocopies available on request)

How Development Programs Can Affect Fertility: The Case of Bangladesh, edited by Bryant Robey. Asia-Pacific Population & Policy No. 6. September 1988. 4 pp. (Limited quantity; single copies free)

The Distribution of Interbirth Intervals in Rural China, 1940s to 1970s, by Ansley J. Coale, Shaomin Li, and Jing-Qing Han. East-West Center Occasional Papers, Population Series, No. 109. August 1988. ix, 36 pp. ($3.00)

70 Years of Fertility Change in Korea: New Estimates from 1916 to 1985, by J. R. Rele. East-West Center Reprints, Population Series, No. 231. 1988. (Limited quantity; single copies free)

The Fertility of Korean Minority Women in China: 1950–1985, by Jing-Qing Han et al. East-West Center Reprints, Population Series, No. 227. 1988. (Limited quantity; single copies free)

Education and Fertility in Two Chinese Provinces: 1967–1970 to 1979–1982, by Ronald Freedman et al. East-West Center Reprints, Population Series, No. 223. 1988. (Limited quantity; single copies free)

Fertility Estimates for Kerala Derived from India's 1981 Census, by K. S. Natarajan, Robert D. Retherford, and Phool Singh. Occasional Paper No. 12 of 1988. New Delhi: Ministry of Home Affairs, Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, 1989. 168 pp. (Single copies free)

Cultural and Economic Factors in the Fertility of Thai women, by Dennis P. Hogan, Aphichat Chamratrithirong, and Peter Xenos. East-West Center Occasional Papers, Population Series, No. 107. September 1987. vii, 31 pp. ($3.00)

Recent Trends in Fertility and Mortality in Indonesia, by the Committee on Population and Demography. East-West Center Occasional Papers, Population Series, No. 105. May 1987. Copublished with the National Research Council, Washington, D.C. xvi, 96 pp. ($3.00)

Sex Preference and Fertility: What Is the Link?, edited by Bryant Robey. Asia-Pacific Population & Policy No. 2. April 1987. 4 pp. (Out of print: photocopies available on request)

Basic Data on Fertility in the Provinces of China, 1940–82, by Ansley J. Coale and Chen Sheng Li. East-West Center Occasional Papers, Population Series, No. 104. January 1987. xvii, 366 pp. ($3.00)

An Integration of Two Fertility Analysis Frameworks, by Robert D. Retherford. East-West Center Reprints, Population Series, No. 220. 1987. (Limited quantity; single copies free)

Fertility Levels and Trends in India, 1951–81, by J. R. Rele. East-West Center Reprints, Population Series, No. 217. 1987. (Limited quantity; single copies free)

Recent Fertility Trends in North-Eastern India, by K. Narayanan Unni. Occasional Paper 6 of 1987. New Delhi: Ministry of Home Affairs, Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, 1988. 57 pp. (Single copies free)

Recent Fertility Trends in the Pacific Islands, by Michael J. Levin and Robert D. Retherford. East-West Center Occasional Papers, Population Series, No. 101. August 1986. vii, 72 pp. ($3.00)

Marriage and Fertility in Tianjin, China: Fifty years of Transition, by Burton Pasternak. East-West Center Occasional Papers, Population Series, No. 99. July 1986. vii, 76 pp. ($3.00)

Factors in the Achievement of Below-Replacement Fertility in Chiang Mai, Thailand, by Tieng Pardthaisong. East-West Center Occasional Papers, Population Series, No. 96. March 1986. vii, 46 pp. ($3.00)

An Economic Analysis of Recent Fertility in Japan: An Application of the Butz-Ward Model, by Naohiro Ogawa and Andrew Mason. East-West Center Reprints, Population Series, No. 200. 1986. (Limited quantity; single copies free)

Comparison of Fertility Trends Estimated Alternatively from Birth Histories and Own Children, by Robert D. Retherford and Iqbal Alam. East-West Center Occasional Papers, Population Series, No. 94. July 1985. vii, 39 pp. ($3.00)

A False Fertility Transition: The Case of American Blacks, by Paul Wright and Peter Pirie. East-West Center Occasional Papers, Population Series, No. 90. February 1984. vii, 81 pp. ($3.00)