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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Foreword v
- Preface vii
- Contents ix
- List of Tables xi
- I. Background, Sample, and Objectives 1
- II. The Stability of Family-Size Desires 19
- III. The Timing of Fertility 30
- IV. The Prediction of Fertility 41
- V. The Improvement of Contraceptive Use 55
- VI. Social and Psychological Influences on Fertility 74
- VII. Marital Fertility and the Process of Socioeconomic Achievement: An Examination of the Mobility Hypothesis 104
- VIII. The Reliability of Retrospective Reporting on Fertility and Fertility Control 132
- Epilogue 155
- Appendix A. Statistical Significance 159
- APPENDIX B. Related Publications 160
- Subject Index 165
- Author Index 168
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Foreword v
- Preface vii
- Contents ix
- List of Tables xi
- I. Background, Sample, and Objectives 1
- II. The Stability of Family-Size Desires 19
- III. The Timing of Fertility 30
- IV. The Prediction of Fertility 41
- V. The Improvement of Contraceptive Use 55
- VI. Social and Psychological Influences on Fertility 74
- VII. Marital Fertility and the Process of Socioeconomic Achievement: An Examination of the Mobility Hypothesis 104
- VIII. The Reliability of Retrospective Reporting on Fertility and Fertility Control 132
- Epilogue 155
- Appendix A. Statistical Significance 159
- APPENDIX B. Related Publications 160
- Subject Index 165
- Author Index 168