Volume 21 - Article 2 | Pages 23–64
An application of the variable-r method to subpopulation growth rates in a 19th century agricultural population
| Date received: | 30 Sep 2008 |
| Date published: | 07 Jul 2009 |
| Word count: | 4491 |
| Keywords: | agricultural population, Scotland, subpopulation growth rates, variable-r method |
| DOI: | 10.4054/DemRes.2009.21.2 |
Abstract
This paper presents an analysis of the differential growth rates of the farming and non-farming 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.
Author's Affiliation
Corey Sparks - University of Texas at San Antonio, United States of America
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