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Fertility and Family Planning in the United States / Pascal Kidder Whelpton, John E. Patterson, Arthur A. Campbell.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Princeton Legacy Library ; 2200Publisher: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2015]Copyright date: ©1966Description: 1 online resource (480 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780691624167
  • 9781400877447
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 304.63 22
LOC classification:
  • HQ766.5.U5 W5 1980eb
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- TABLES -- FIGURES -- LIST OF ABBREVIATED REFERENCES -- 1. Background of the Study and the Reliability of Birth Expectations -- 2. Ideal, Desired, and Expected Family Size -- 3. Family Size by Religion and Socioeconomic Status -- 4. Fecundity Impairments -- 5. The Control of Fertility -- 6. Family Planning -- 7. Methods and Effectiveness of Contraception -- 8. Trends and Differentials in the Timing and Spacing of Births -- 9. White-Nonwhite Differences in Fertility -- 10. Family Size and Population Growth in Future Years -- Appendix A. Sampling -- Appendix B. Technical Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index
Summary: In 1955 the Scripps Foundation for Research in Population Problems conducted a survey to determine the number of pregnancies and births wives had had, the number of children wanted expected etc. In 1960 a similar study was made, and the results are presented here. Projections on births and population for the US to 1985 are presented.Originally published in 1966.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- TABLES -- FIGURES -- LIST OF ABBREVIATED REFERENCES -- 1. Background of the Study and the Reliability of Birth Expectations -- 2. Ideal, Desired, and Expected Family Size -- 3. Family Size by Religion and Socioeconomic Status -- 4. Fecundity Impairments -- 5. The Control of Fertility -- 6. Family Planning -- 7. Methods and Effectiveness of Contraception -- 8. Trends and Differentials in the Timing and Spacing of Births -- 9. White-Nonwhite Differences in Fertility -- 10. Family Size and Population Growth in Future Years -- Appendix A. Sampling -- Appendix B. Technical Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index

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In 1955 the Scripps Foundation for Research in Population Problems conducted a survey to determine the number of pregnancies and births wives had had, the number of children wanted expected etc. In 1960 a similar study was made, and the results are presented here. Projections on births and population for the US to 1985 are presented.Originally published in 1966.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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