Entwisle B
Demography. 1981 Nov;18(4):635-43.
This paper addresses the question of whether the crude birth rate (CBR) can be used as a proxy for more refined fertility measures in cross-national models of fertility determinants. It responds to a recent claim that the CBR represents an inappropriate fertility measure for these purposes. In the analysis, several strategies are used to assess the degree to which results based on the CBR are sensitive to lack of adjustment for age structure. The paper concludes that using the CBR as a proxy has minor and unimportant effects upon conclusions regarding fertility determinants.
本文探讨了在跨国生育率决定因素模型中，粗出生率（CBR）是否可作为更精细生育率指标的替代指标这一问题。它回应了最近一种观点，即认为粗出生率不适用于这些目的。在分析中，采用了几种策略来评估基于粗出生率得出的结果对年龄结构未作调整的敏感程度。本文得出结论，将粗出生率用作替代指标，对有关生育率决定因素的结论影响较小且不重要。
