Reproduction in the U.S., 1965 / Charles F. Westoff, Norman B. Ryder.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ryder, Norman B., author.

Westoff, Charles F., author.

Contributor:

Princeton University. Office of Population Research, issuing body.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Office of Population Research ; 4910

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fertility, Human.

Family size--United States.

Family size.

Birth control--United States.

Birth control.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (424 pages) : illustrations, tables.

Edition:

Princeton legacy library edition.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2017]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

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.Originally published in 1971.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

Chapter I. Background of the 1965 National Fertility Study

Chapter II. Orientations Toward Numbers of Children

Chapter III. The Trend of Expected Parity

Chapter IV. Racial, Religious, and Socioeconomic Differences in Fertility

Chapter V. Contraception

Chapter VI. Use of the Pill

Chapter VII. Some Effects of Pill Use

Chapter VIII. Catholic Conformity Before and After the Papal Encyclical

Chapter IX. Fertility Planning

Chapter X. Attitudes Toward Abortion

Chapter XI. Birth Intervals and Pregnancy Intervals

Appendix A: Inconsistency of Response

Appendix B: 1965 Questionnaire

Appendix C: Related Publications

Index

Notes:

Reprint. Originally published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1971.

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

Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-416) and index.

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

ISBN:

9780691654768

069165476X

9780691620367

0691620369

OCLC:

1019665044