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Title: An Application of the Variable-r Method to Subpopulation Growth Rates in the 19th Century Agricultural Population

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2009

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Abstract: This paper presents an analysis of the differential growth rates of the farming and nonfarming segments of a rural Scottish community during the 19th and early 20th centuries using the variable-r method allowing for net migration.Using this method, I find that the farming population of Orkney, Scotland, showed less variability in their reproduction and growth rates than the non-farming population during a period of net population decline. I conclude by suggesting that the variable-r method can be used in general cases where the relative growth of subpopulations or subpopulation reproduction is of interest.

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Authors: Sparks, Corey S.

Periodical (Full): Demographic Research

Issue: 2

Volume: 21

Pages: 23-64

Data Collections: IPUMS International

Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure

Countries: Great Britain