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Book SynopsisThe 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
Table of 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
