Rapid Population Change in China, 1952-1982 -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Summary -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- SCOPE OF THE REPORT -- BACKGROUND -- Chapter 2 Sources and Quality of Data -- DATA SOURCES -- Census and Fertility Survey Data -- Independence of the Data Sources -- Characteristics of the 1982 Census and Fertility Survey -- QUALITY OF DATA -- Data By Single Years of Age -- Abnormal Ratios of Men to Women in Census and Survey Data -- Official Data on Births and Deaths -- Data on Children and Marriage -- Quality of Data: Summary -- Chapter 3 Marriage in China Since 1950 -- PROPORTION EVER-MARRIED WOMEN AND THE FIRST-MARRIAGE RATE -- MEAN AGE AT FIRST MARRIAGE -- PATTERNS OF MARRIAGE -- Chapter 4 Childbearing in China Since 1950 -- TOTAL FERTILITY RATES -- THE EFFECT OF CHANGES IN NUPTIALITY ON THE RATE OF CHILDBEARING -- AGE PATTERNS OF MARITAL FERTILITY -- DIFFERENTIAL FERTILITY -- Urban/Rural Differences -- Han and Minority Group Differences -- Other Fertility Determinants -- CONTRACEPTIVE PRACTICE IN CHINA -- Chapter 5 Mortality in China -- METHODS -- LIFE TABLES -- CRUDE DEATH RATES -- VARIATION OVER TIME -- Chapter 6 Conclusions -- Notes -- Appendix: Data Tables -- References and Bibliography.