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The second phase of a long-term study in American fertility. Tables, interview forms. Originally published in 1963. 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, pg. i*Foreword, pg. vii*Preface, pg. ix*Contents, pg. xiii*Tables, pg. xv*Appendix Tables, pg. xxiii*Chapter I. Background, Sample, and Objectives, pg. 1*Chapter II. Current Fertility and Fertility Control in the United States: A Review, pg. 11*Chapter III. Voluntary Factors in the Speed of Conception, pg. 26*Chapter IV. Contraceptive Effectiveness as a Function of Desired Family Size, pg. 38*Chapter V. Improved Contraception and Its Mechanisms, pg. 45*Chapter VI. Birth Spacing as Related to Desired Family Size, pg. 56*Chapter VII. Predicting Fertility Over Three Years, pg. 66*Chapter VIII. Religion and Religiousness, pg. 79*Chapter IX. Socio-Economic Status, pg. 108*Chapter X. Social Mobility, pg. 132*Chapter XI. Reactions to Change in General Economic Conditions, pg. 148*Chapter XII. Residence and Migration, pg. 157*Chapter XIII. Some Family Relationships, pg. 183*Chapter XIV. Age, Family Composition, and Sex Preference, pg. 198*Chapter XV. Multivariate Analyses, pg. 209*Chapter XVI. Summary of Major Findings, pg. 231*Appendix A. The Interview Schedule, pg. 249*Appendix BETA. Sampling, pg. 257*Appendix C. The Reliability of Data on Fertility Planning, pg. 261*Appendix D. Measurement of Contraceptive Effectiveness, pg. 283*Appendix E. Significance Levels of Correlation Coefficients, pg. 286*Author Index, pg. 287
