Family growth in metropolitan America : by Charles F. Westoff [et al

This analysis is based upon a study of 1,165 couples, all of whom had two children by the time of the interviews and lived in one of the Standard Metropolitan Areas. Its findings shed new light on the relationship between fertility-planning behavior and such variables as socio-economic status, social mobility aspirations, adherence to traditional values, interest in religion, marital adjustment, amount of education, and feelings of personal adequacy. A resurvey is planned for three years later, to analyze subsequent attitudes and behavior. Originally published in 1961. 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. This analysis is based upon a study of 1,165 couples, all of whom had two children by the time of the interviews and lived in one of the Standard Metropolitan Areas. Its findings shed new light on the relationship between fertility-planning behavior and such variables as socio-economic status, social mobility aspirations, adherence to traditional values, interest in religion, marital adjustment, amount of education, and feelings of personal adequacy. A resurvey is planned for three years later, to analyze subsequent attitudes and behavior. Originally published in 1961. 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 paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback 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. FOREWORD PREFACE Contents PART I. INTRODUCTION I. BACKGROUND, OBJECTIVES, AND APPROACH II. STUDY AND SAMPLE DESIGN III. METHODOLOGY PART II. FERTILITY VARIABLES INTRODUCTION TO PART II IV. FECUNDITY V. CONTRACEPTION VI. BIRTH INTERVALS VII. PREFERRED BIRTH INTERVALS VIII. DESIRED FAMILY SIZE IX. SUMMARY OF THE FERTILITY VARIABLES PART III. SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DETERMINANTS X. CONCEPTS AND HYPOTHESES XI. RELIGION, CLASS, AND FERTILITY XII. RELIGIOUSNESS XIII. SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS XIV. SOCIAL MOBILITY XV. RESIDENCE AND MIGRATION XVI. AGE AND SEX COMPOSITION OF THE FAMILY XVII. SOCIAL RELATIONS WITHIN THE FAMILY XVIII. PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS XIX. SUMMARY MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS PART IV. RESURVEY XX. THE NEXT PHASE OF THE STUDY APPENDICES A. SUPPLEMENT TO CHAPTER IV B. SUPPLEMENT TO CHAPTER V C. INDEX CONSTRUCTION D. SIGNIFICANCE LEVELS OF CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS E. RELATED PUBLICATIONS AUTHOR INDEX SUBJECT INDEX