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Crow index and vital statistics of uygur rural populations

Baiysbekova A.G.

The Centre of Molecular Medicine, Almaty

Baiysbekova A.G., e-mail: cmm_almaty@mail.ru

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the vital statistics, Crow index and its components in a rural Uygur population in Kazakhstan. Materials and Methods: 203 demographic profiles of women of Uighur nationality of the Almaty region of Kazakhstan were analyzed. A standard method of calculating the Crow index and its components was used. The package Statistica 6.0 was used for the calculation. Results: For the Uigur population the values of Crow index are: Im = 0,04, If = 0,20, Itot = 0,25. When placing the index values of differential fertility and mortality in the orthogonal axes Im, If, Uyghurs constitute a separate cluster with the Kazakhs and Kyrgyzs in the orthogonal axis Im. Conclusions: The identified values of the Crow index indicate a low pressure of natural selection, with the largest contribution of differential fertility. High rates of total and effective fertility demonstrate the start of family planning in rural Uygur population.

Keywords

Uygurs, the rural population, index Crow, reproductive parameters, vital statistics

Цит.: Baiysbekova A.G. Crow index and vital statistics of uygur rural populations // Moscow University Anthropology Bulletin (Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta. Seria XXIII. Antropologia), 2012; 1/2012; с. 124-129