Analysis of Reproductive Parameters of Urban and Rural Population of Chuvashia

• Published in: Russian journal of genetics Vol. 41; no. 6; pp. 693 - 697
• Main Authors: El’chinova, G. I., Zinchenko, R. A., Kirillov, A. G., Abrukova, A. V.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.06.2005
• Subjects: Russia, Chuvashia
• ISSN: 1022-7954; 1608-3369
• DOI: 10.1007/s11177-005-0147-0

Genetic and demographic characteristics for urban and rural population of the Chuvash Republic (Chuvashes and Russians) were calculated based on 1122 questionnaires. The sibship sizes for Chuvashes were 2.05 (urban) and 2.78 (rural). For Russians these indices were 1.75 (urban) and 2.00 (rural), respectively. Crow's index and its components were I sub(m) = 0.04; I sub(f) = 0.18; and I sub(tot) = 0.22 for urban, and I sub(m) = 0.07; I sub(f) = 0.27; and I sub(tot) = 0.36 for rural Chuvashes, respectively; and I sub(m) = 0.04; I sub(f) = 0.30; and I sub(tot) = 0.35 for urban, and I sub(m) = 0.03; I sub(f) = 0.29; and I sub(tot) = 0.33 for rural Russians, respectively.