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When deaths exceed births: natural decrease in the United States.

K M Johnson
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"This article delineates the incidence and regional variation [in the United States] of natural decrease since 1950, considers the demographic factors that caused natural decrease, assesses each factor's relative impact, identifies shared characteristics of areas experiencing natural decrease, and considers the implications of natural decrease." Factors considered include shifts in the age structure, fertility declines, increases in mortality, and migration.

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K M Johnson. 1993. When deaths exceed births: natural decrease in the United States.. https://doi.org/10.1177/016001769301500203

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