4.2.8 The Birthing Module
The Powersim™ Studio Birthing module is shown at Figure 4-22. The auto-reports show the values of each of the variables at the end of the 10-year simulation (noting that whilst the value of Initial Population is shown at 55,750 pers, this value is used only once at the beginning of the simulation).
Key variables of the Birthing module are defined in Table 4-4.
Table 4-4. Key Variables Used Birthing Module
Variable | Definition | Comment |
|---|---|---|
Birthing | 'Child-bearing proportion of females' *1/2*POPULATION/1<<yr>> | Half of the population is female and a proportion of females will bear children in any one year. |
Child-bearing proportion of females | 3.5% | |
Initial Population | 55,750 <<pers>> | |
POPULATION | Initial Population | Population flow = +dt * (Birthing). This flow definition is generated automatically by Powersim™ Studio. |