Reproduction in the U.S., 1965 /

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The 1965 National Fertility Study is the third in a continuing series of major studies of American fertility. Based on interviews with 5,600 married women under the age of 55, the report is concerned with the measurement of all facets of reproductive behavior.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Ryder, Norman B., 1923- (Author), Westoff, Charles F. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2018
Edition:Princeton legacy library edition.
Series:Princeton legacy library.
Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Fertility, Human.
Family size > United States.
Birth control > United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • I. Background of the 1965 National Fertility Study
  • II. Orientations toward numbers of children
  • III. The trend of expected parity
  • IV. Racial, religious, and socioeconomic differences in fertility
  • V. Contraception
  • VI. Use of the pill
  • VII. Some effects of pill use
  • VIII. Catholic conformity before and after the papal encyclical
  • IX. Fertility planning
  • X. Attitudes toward abortion
  • XI. Birth intervals and pregnancy intervals
  • Appendix A. Inconsistency of response
  • Appendix B. 1965 questionnaire
  • Appendix C. Related publications.

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