Fertility and Family Planning in the United States /

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

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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 populatio...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979
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Whelpton, Pascal Kidder,
Campbell, Arthur A.,
Patterson, John E.,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015]
©1966
Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
Series:Princeton Legacy Library ; 2200
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Physical Description:1 online resource (480 p.)
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Table of 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

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