Third Child : : A Study in the Prediction of Fertility / / Charles F. Westoff, R. G. Potter.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979
• VerfasserIn: Westoff, Charles F.,; Potter, R. G.,
• MitwirkendeR: Coale, Ansley J.,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015]; ©1963
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Office of Population Research ; 1951
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (320 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Foreword --; Preface --; Contents --; Tables --; Appendix Tables --; Part I. Introduction --; Chapter I. Background, Sample, and Objectives --; Part II. Fertility and Fertility Control --; Chapter II. Current Fertility and Fertility Control in the United States: A Review --; Chapter III. Voluntary Factors in the Speed of Conception --; Chapter IV. Contraceptive Effectiveness as a Function of Desired Family Size --; Chapter V. Improved Contraception and Its Mechanisms --; Chapter VI. Birth Spacing as Related to Desired Family Size --; Chapter VII. Predicting Fertility Over Three Years --; Part III. Social And Psychological Factors --; Chapter VIII. Religion and Religiousness --; Chapter IX. Socio-Economic Status --; Chapter X. Social Mobility --; Chapter XI. Reactions to Change in General Economic Conditions --; Chapter XII. Residence and Migration --; Chapter XIII. Some Family Relationships --; Chapter XIV. Age, Family Composition, and Sex Preference --; Chapter XV. Multivariate Analyses --; Part IV. Summary --; Chapter XVI. Summary of Major Findings --; Part V. Appendices --; Appendix A. The Interview Schedule --; Appendix Β. Sampling --; Appendix C. The Reliability of Data on Fertility Planning --; Appendix D. Measurement of Contraceptive Effectiveness --; Appendix E. Significance Levels of Correlation Coefficients --; Author Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781400876426; 9783110426847; 9783110413601; 9783110442496
• DOI: 10.1515/9781400876426
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Charles F. Westoff, R. G. Potter.

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