Fertility Data for Switzerland in 1888
SUMMARY:
The
swiss.fertility
and
swiss.x
data sets contain fertility data for Switzerland in 1888.
ARGUMENTS:
- swiss.fertility
-
standardized fertility measure
I[g]
for each of 47 French-speaking provinces of Switzerland in approximately 1888.
- swiss.x
-
matrix with 5 columns that contain socioeconomic indicators for the provinces: 1) percent of population involved in agriculture as an occupation; 2) percent of "draftees" receiving highest mark on army examination; 3) percent of population whose education is beyond primary school; 4) percent of population who are Catholic; and, 5) percent of live births who live less than 1 year (infant mortality).
SOURCE:
Mosteller and Tukey (1977).
Data Analysis and Regression.
Addison-Wesley.
Unpublished data used by permission of Francine van de Walle. Population Study Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.