Relationships between subsistence and age at weaning in "preindustrial" societies

Human Nature Vol/Iss. 12 Published In Pages: 47-87
By Sellen, Daniel W., Smay, Diana B.

Hypothesis

The infant/child's age at introduction of liquid and solid non-breastmilk foods tends to be lower in preindustrial populations with agricultural or pastoral subsistence types than in hunting and gathering socieities (p. 50).

Note

Introduction of liquids and solids were tested separately. Both average age and earliest reported age were tested.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
CorrelationNot Supportedabove .10UNKNOWNTwo-tailed