Analysis of fertility estimates in Zimbabwe : A comparison of the census and DHS data

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dc.contributor.advisorMoultrie, Tomen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMadari, Zvikomborero T Ren_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-06-26T11:21:02Z
dc.date.available2015-06-26T11:21:02Z
dc.date.issued2014en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractAnalysis of census data is important to uncover new insights as well as highlight where improvements in future data collection are required. The study provides an assessment of the fertility estimates derived from census data in comparison to those derived from the Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Surveys. Robust methods are used to estimate fertility levels and to identify the trends in fertility in Zimbabwe. Fertility decline in Zimbabwe is observed to have started in the early 1980s. The greatest level of decline occurred between the 1980s and the mid-1990s. In more recent years fertility in Zimbabwe has stalled at roughly four children per woman. Using projected parity progression ratios fertility decline has been observed to be in part a result of parity limitation, as fewer women progress to higher parities. A comparison of the census and Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey fertility measures show that for the same cohort of women, the measures of fertility are strongly congruent. While there are problems with census data, it has been shown that using robust estimation the census fertility estimates are comparable to those from the Demographic and Health Surveys.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMadari, Z. T. R. (2014). <i>Analysis of fertility estimates in Zimbabwe : A comparison of the census and DHS data</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Division of Actuarial Science. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13122en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMadari, Zvikomborero T R. <i>"Analysis of fertility estimates in Zimbabwe : A comparison of the census and DHS data."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Division of Actuarial Science, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13122en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMadari, Z. 2014. Analysis of fertility estimates in Zimbabwe : A comparison of the census and DHS data. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Madari, Zvikomborero T R AB - Analysis of census data is important to uncover new insights as well as highlight where improvements in future data collection are required. The study provides an assessment of the fertility estimates derived from census data in comparison to those derived from the Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Surveys. Robust methods are used to estimate fertility levels and to identify the trends in fertility in Zimbabwe. Fertility decline in Zimbabwe is observed to have started in the early 1980s. The greatest level of decline occurred between the 1980s and the mid-1990s. In more recent years fertility in Zimbabwe has stalled at roughly four children per woman. Using projected parity progression ratios fertility decline has been observed to be in part a result of parity limitation, as fewer women progress to higher parities. A comparison of the census and Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey fertility measures show that for the same cohort of women, the measures of fertility are strongly congruent. While there are problems with census data, it has been shown that using robust estimation the census fertility estimates are comparable to those from the Demographic and Health Surveys. DA - 2014 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2014 T1 - Analysis of fertility estimates in Zimbabwe : A comparison of the census and DHS data TI - Analysis of fertility estimates in Zimbabwe : A comparison of the census and DHS data UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13122 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/13122
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMadari ZTR. Analysis of fertility estimates in Zimbabwe : A comparison of the census and DHS data. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Division of Actuarial Science, 2014 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13122en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDivision of Actuarial Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherActuarial Scienceen_ZA
dc.titleAnalysis of fertility estimates in Zimbabwe : A comparison of the census and DHS dataen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMPhilen_ZA
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