Table 3 Parameters used to set up the microsimulations
From: A new method for estimating recent adult mortality from summary sibling histories
Mortality | Brass general standard |
|---|---|
\(\alpha _{m}\) | − 1.0, − 0.6, − 0.2, 0.2 |
\(\beta _{m}\) | 0.7, 1.1 |
Fertility | Booth standard |
|---|---|
\(\alpha _{f}\) | − 0.5, − 0.2, 0.1, 0.4 |
\(\beta _{f}\) | 1.0 (r = 0.03), 1.15, 1.4, 1.8 (r = 0.01) |
Growth rate | |
|---|---|
r | 0.01, 0.03 |