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. 2000 Feb 2;66(2):651–658. doi: 10.1086/302770

Table 1.

Summary of Intergenerational Intervals Measurements

Measurement Mean Value (years)
By family reconstitutions:
 Mothers:
  Age at first birth 22.8
  Mean age at children's births 30.3
  Age at last birth 38.7
 Fathers:
  Age at first birth 26.2
  Mean age at children's births 34.4
  Age at last birth 43.7
By genealogical reconstructions:
 Distinct intervals:
  All intervals 31.7
  Female intervals 28.9
  Male intervals 34.5
 Mean value per genealogy:
  All intervals 30.4
  Female intervals 26.2
  Male intervals 34.6
  Maternal lineages 28.7
  Paternal lineages 35.0
  Founders' lineages 30.2