Fertility and life expectancy

Question 1

2 effects of falling BR on Malthusian equation?

Answer 1

Increased living standards

Increases life expectancy

Question 2

How do we know contraception wasn’t largely used pre 1800?

Answer 2

BR of European women similar to Hutterite

Question 3

Average age of European woman at marriage

Answer 3

24-26

Question 4

Cause of low BR in Europe (3)

Answer 4

Late marriage
Low illegitimacy rate
Choice not to marry

Question 5

How many women avoid marriage

Answer 5

10-25%

Question 6

Illegitimacy rate?

Answer 6

3-4%

Question 7

How much did the 3 big factors reduce BR

Answer 7

50%

Question 8

Why did the average Chinese woman have 3 less births on average despite marriage of 19

Answer 8

Infanticide (84% of men married vs. 99% of women)

Question 9

How many UK new borns made it to 15

Answer 9

69%

Question 10

Evidence of mortality rate importance

Answer 10

1450 living standards of English labourers was 3X level of 1300 and 2X that of 1800

Question 11

Relationship between income on BR/DR

Answer 11

On micro level weak relationship suggests as income rises BR/DR falls