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Seasonality of births and family characteristics in a Spanish population

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

V. Fuster
V. Fuster
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Department of Animal Biology I (Anthropology), Faculty of Biology, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain
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The seasonality of births in the period 1871–1977 is studied in a rural north-western Spanish population. Based on a total sample of 11,695 birth registrations, temporal variation is analysed. For siblings, according to family reconstitution, the total family size, the legitimacy of the child, and birth order are considered. A coefficient of birth month dispersion is defined and estimated for each family. Intra-family variation is related to inter-family coefficients in order to determine whether the local seasonal pattern of births may be partly explained by family characteristics.

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Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 21 , Issue 4 , October 1989 , pp. 465 - 474
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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