Tempo-adjusted total fertility rate (TFR')

Tempo-adjusted total fertility rate (TFR')

Usage

tatfr(past_fx, present_fx, post_fx, age)

Arguments

past_fx

List with numeric arrays of age specific fertility rates for period t-1 by parity

present_fx

List with numeric arrays of age specific fertility rates for period t by parity (it is period of interest)

post_fx

List with numeric arrays of age specific fertility rates for period t+1 by parity

age

Array with numeric values age

Value

list with TFR' (tatfr) and TFR' by parity (tatfr_i, in user-specific order as in lists), TFR (tfr) and TFR by parity (tfr_i)

Details

This indicator is calculated as follows $$TFR_{i,t}' = \frac{TFR_{i,t}}{1-(M_{i,t+1} - M_{i,t-1}) / 2}$$ where \(TFR_{i,t}', TFR_{i,t}\) are tempo-adjusted and usual total fertility rate for parity \(i\) and time \(t\) respectively, \(M_{i,t}\) is mean age at childbearing for parity \(i\) and time \(t\). The tempo-adjusted total fertility rate is a sum of parity-specific \(TFR_i'\).

Note, the calculation are done as in footnote 1 in (Bongaarts & Feeney, 2000, p. 563). Unfortunately, the original 1998 article does not provide the exact formula, which has caused some confusion in academic circles.

References

Bongaarts, J., & Feeney, G. (1998). On the Quantum and Tempo of Fertility. Population and Development Review, 24(2), 271–291. https://doi.org/10.2307/2807974

Bongaarts, J., & Feeney, G. (2000). On the Quantum and Tempo of Fertility: Reply. Population and Development Review, 26(3), 560–564. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1728-4457.2000.00560.x

See also

tfr() for TFR and mac() for mean age at childbearing calculation.