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Danish population history, 1600-1939 / by Hans Chr. Johansen.

Lippincott Library HB3611 .J632 2002
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Johansen, Hans Chr.
Series:
University of Southern Denmark studies in history and social sciences ; vol. 254.
University Press of Southern Denmark in history and social sciences ; vol. 254
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Population.
Denmark--Population.
Denmark.
Demography.
Physical Description:
245 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.
Place of Publication:
Odense : University Press of Southern Denmark ; Portland, OR : distributed in the United States and Canada [by] International Specialized Book Services, [2002]
Contents:
The early seventeenth century 13
Sources for Danish demographic development 1600-1665 14
Parish registers 15
Additional sources 18
Research on Danish population development 1600-1665 19
Time series data from counting events in parish registers 23
Population growth or population decline 30
The need for micro-level studies 32
Data from family reconstitution studies 33
The parishes and the source material 33
Mortality 35
Nuptiality 38
Fertility 39
Half a century of dramatic population development 40
The old regime 1665-1775 43
Sources for Danish demographic history 1665-1775 50
Earlier research 56
Mortality 59
Years with an especially high mortality 61
Infant mortality 63
Child mortality 65
Youth and adult mortality 66
Nuptiality 67
Fertility 72
Migration 76
Before the transition started 78
The early mortality decline 1775-1840 79
Sources for Danish demographic history 1775-1840 87
Earlier research 96
Mortality 98
Years with an especially high mortality 102
Infant mortality 104
Child mortality 107
Youth mortality 110
Adult mortality 110
Nuptiality 111
Fertility 115
Migration 119
The end of the old regime 121
Nineteenth century population growth 1840-90 123
Sources for Danish demographic history 1840-90 130
Earlier research 133
Mortality 134
Years with a relatively high mortality 138
Infant mortality 140
Child mortality 144
Youth mortality 146
Adult mortality 148
Occupational differences in adult mortality 152
Nuptiality 153
Fertility 156
Migration 161
In-migration to Copenhagen 161
The provincial towns 162
Rural areas 164
Immigration 166
Emigration 167
The middle phase of the demographic transition 170
Simultaneous fertility and mortality decline 1890-1939 171
Sources for Danish demographic history 1890-1940 177
Earlier research 181
Mortality 181
Infant mortality 184
Child mortality 188
Youth mortality 190
Adult mortality 194
Occupational differences in mortality 200
The background for inter-urban variations in mortality 202
Urban/rural differences 204
Nuptiality 204
Fertility 207
The background to the decline in fertility 214
Migration 216
Copenhagen and the metropolitan area 217
The provincial towns 217
Rural areas 219
Immigration 219
Emigration 221
Towards low fertility and mortality 222.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-245).
ISBN:
8778387256
OCLC:
51996693

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