A Study on Reproductivity of Rural Population in Korea

Abstract

This paper summarizes some of the results of a sample survey conducted by the author in Chung Cheong Nam Do Province, Korea during the period of July 21-30, 1963. The survey covered 5, 156 households with a total population of 33, 259. There are a total 400,000 households in the 15 GunsCCounty) in this province. The survey was conducted for the purpose of attempting to determine a reliable representative reproductive sample which would be indicative of the total rural population in Korea and the survey items were; Family size, births, deaths, infant deaths and questions regarding Family Planning practices. The results of this study are as follows; 1. The Age Specific Survival Rate for ten year old female was found to be approximate 90%. 2. Total Fertility Rate among the population studies was 5.83. 3. Gross Reproduction Rate was 2.52. 4. Net Reproduction Rate was 2.14. 5. Average generation length was found to be 29 years. 6. Among the population studies 434 were practicing contraception, of this number 65 has become pregnant. 7. The rate of artificial abortion was found to be 2.3. Frequency ranges from one to five with 76 persons having one experience and one person having five. 8. Average number of children per female based on stationary population was found to be 2.7