DP1109 Fertility Control Early in Marriage in Ireland a Century Ago

Author(s):	Niall Duffy, Cormac Ó Gráda
Publication Date:	January 1995
Keyword(s):	Family Planning, Ireland, Marital Fertility, Marriage
JEL(s):	J11, J12, J13, N33
Programme Areas:	Human Resources
Link to this Page:	cepr.org/active/publications/discussion_papers/dp.php?dpno=1109

Data were extracted from the 1911 Irish manuscript census to study the regional variation in the extent and character of family limitation strategies in Ireland a century ago. Regression analysis of the data shows evidence of `spacing' in both urban and rural Ireland. Further analysis of the so-called `replacement' problem also produces results consistent with `spacing'.