The Contraceptive Revolution / Charles F. Westoff, Norman B. Ryder.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Westoff, Charles F., author.

Ryder, Norman B., author.

Contributor:

Princeton University. Office of Population Research.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Office of Population Research ; 1675

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Contraception--United States.

Contraception.

Fertility, Human--United States.

Fertility, Human.

Birth control--United States.

Birth control.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (398 pages) : illustrations, tables.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Here is the full report of the 1970 National Fertility Study, a national sample survey for which thousands of women were interviewed who had been married at some time and were of reproductive age when they were interviewed. The book assesses the growth in the use of the pill and the IUD, the increasing reliance on contraceptive sterilization, and both the intended and the unwanted fertility of American women. The volume opens with an introduction to the survey and its methods. Contraceptive practice in 1970 is then compared with data for 1965, and an analysis is supplied of trends since 1955 in the attitudes of Roman Catholics.Originally published in 1977.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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

Preface

I Introduction

II Contraceptive Practice

III The Pill and the IUD

IV Contraception: The Timing of First Use and Coital Frequency

V Demographic and Social Aspects of Contraceptive Sterilization

VI Attitudes Toward Abortion

VII Reproductive Intention, Contraceptive Use, and the Fertility of Nonusers

VIII Contraceptive Efficacy

IX Wanted and Unwanted Fertility in the United States: 1965 and 1970

X Differential Fertility

XI Fertility Differences by Employment Patterns and Role Attitudes

XII Summary and Conclusions

Appendix A. Sampling Errors for the 1970 National Fertility Study

Appendix B. Measurement of Interval of First Use of Contraception

Appendix C-1. Differences in Question Phrasing in 1965 and 1970

Appendix C-2. The Age-at-Marriage Bias

Appendix C-3. Errors in Reporting Unwanted Status of First and Second Births

Appendix D. Related Publications

Index

Backmatter

Notes:

"Published for the Office of Population Research, Princeton University."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

0-691-61666-3

0-691-64391-1

1-4008-7175-1

OCLC:

933516317