The Female Population of France in the 19th Century : : A Reconstruction of 82 Departments / / Etienne Van de Walle.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979
• VerfasserIn: Van de Walle, Etienne,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015]; ©1974
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Office of Population Research ; 1697
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (506 p.)

In analyzing the social and economic factors underlying the decline of fertility in nineteenth-century France. Etienne van de Walle found that official statistics for the period were incomplete and inaccurate. He thus undertook a full reconstruction. In this volume, he presents a detailed discussion of the methodology used to correct and to supplement these official statistics, along with the results of the reconstruction of 82 French départements, and French and English summaries of his findings. By computing standardized indices of fertility and nuptiality for each of the 82 départements, the author extends the period for which standardized demographic indices are available. His methodology, which evaluates and corrects the biases and defects of the official statistics, provides a model for similar background studies in the future.Originally published in 1974.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Maps and Figures -- Part One. METHODS -- CHAPTER 1: The Background -- CHAPTER 2: The Data -- CHAPTER 3: Reconstruction of the Female Population by Age -- CHAPTER 4: Reconstruction of the Female Population by Marital Status -- CHAPTER 5: The Total Female Population of France -- CHAPTER 6: Patterns of Bias in the Departements -- CHAPTER 7: Main Trends of Fertility and Nuptiality by Département -- CHAPTER 8: Some Additional Results of the Reconstruction on Mortality and Migration -- Conclusion -- Part Two. RESULTS -- 1. Technical Notes on the Reconstruction of Individual Départements -- 2. The Data, by Département -- 3. Présentation de l'Ouvrage au Lecteur Français -- References, including Official Statistical Sources -- Geographical Index