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B Skretowicz

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PubMed1997

A contribution to the problem of premature mortality among Polish population.

The author analyzes trends in premature mortality in Poland from 1960 to 1995. "Over the last 35 years the percentage of premature deaths in Poland decreased systematically: from 55.5% to 33.2%.... The intensity of deaths among males over 30 [has increased rapidly]; during the same period the intensity of deaths among females was relatively stable, with a slight downward tendency."

Demography↗
PubMed1993

[Determining fertility behavior using path analysis].

In order to examine factors influencing the perception of ideal family size in Poland, "the present paper discusses path models, which explain a central reproductive behaviour category i.e. the actual number of children....[The author finds that] the image of the ideal family size directly influences the existing number of children. Path coefficients show that the increase of the ideal number of children by one standard deviation is associated with the increase of actual family size by approximately one third standard deviation of this explanatory variable." Other variables considered include parental influence, rural or urban residence, educational status, age at marriage, religion, and quality of life. (SUMMARY IN ENG)

Behavior↗
PubMed1993

[The determinants of desired and completed fertility calculated using path analysis].

Recent fertility trends in Poland are examined using path analysis. "The...analysis confirmed that social and occupational affiliation causes variation in the number of children. Each social and occupational group transmits its accepted pattern of reproductive behaviour. The environment of an early socialization phase had a stable, though low influence on the existing number of children. The greatest indirect influence was exerted through education." (SUMMARY IN ENG)

Demography↗