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Marriage Patterns, Breastfeeding Practices, Contraceptive Use, and Abortion Are Four

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Marriage patterns, breastfeeding practices, contraceptive use, and abortion are four very important and measurable factors explaining variations in fertility across time and among societies. Demographers commonly refer to them as proximate determinants because they act directly on fertility.


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Average Rate

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Average Rate

The mean value of a set of rates, calculated by dividing the sum of all rates by the number of rates.

Capital Investment

Funds invested in a business by the owners or shareholders to purchase capital assets or to retain in the business as working capital.

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