China’s fertility change: an analysis with multiple measures

Table 6 Parity progression ratios and the decomposition of the CFR changes

Year	PPR_0,1	PPR_1,2	PPR_2,3	PPR_3,4	CFR
1982	0.98	0.98	0.95	0.89	5.37
1990	0.99	0.97	0.87	0.72	4.00
2000	0.99	0.79	0.49	0.35	2.36
2015	0.96	0.55	0.21	0.20	1.62

	ΔCFR	dPPR_0,1	dPPR_1,2	dPPR_2,3	dPPR_3,4+
1982–1990	− 1.37	0.03	− 0.02	− 0.28	− 1.10
1990–2000	− 1.64	− 0.01	− 0.55	− 0.73	− 0.35
2000–2015	− 0.74	− 0.07	− 0.41	− 0.23	− 0.03

Data source: The 1982 results were computed using case data downloaded from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) of University of Minnesota; the 1990 results were computed using the live birth data contained in the 1990 census; the 2000 results were computed using the 0.95‰ case data contained in the 2000 census; the 2015 results were obtained using the 1% population sample survey in 2015

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