Catholicism and fertility in Puerto Rico
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11024914 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joan M Herold (Woodruff Health Sciences Center), Charles F Westoff, Charles W Warren (0000-0001-7882-5000), J Seltzer, Judith R Seltzer |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 79 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 1258-1262 |
| Publication date | 1989-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.79.9.1258 |
| PMID | 2764204 |
| OpenAlex | W1998608114 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 14 |
This paper examines the association between fertility and religious affiliation among Puerto Ricans. Bongaarts' proximate determinants framework is used to compare religious categories on behaviors that directly affect fertility. We found no difference in recent fertility between Catholics and non-Catholics in Puerto Rico (total fertility rate = 2.5). We also found Catholics and non-Catholics to be similar on age at first marriage (23.3 and 23.4 years, respectively), contraceptive use (71 percent and 69 percent of married women currently contracepting), and breast-feeding practices (mean duration of breast-feeding of 4.4 and 4.3 months). Differences were observed between less committed and more committed Catholics in total fertility rate, age at first marriage, and contraceptive use, but these differences were not large and were in the opposite direction from the expected. Our findings support the theory of convergence of Catholic and non-Catholic fertility for the US. Our discrepancy with findings from the National Survey of Family Growth is evidence of the cultural diversity in the US Hispanic population and indicates the importance of disaggregating by ethnicity or national origin when studying this population
Affect (linguistics) · Ethnic group · Family planning · Fertility · Geography · National Survey of Family Growth · Population · Research methodology · Sociology · Total fertility rate · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Psychology
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Religion and fertility
Fertility Determinants in Puerto Rico
The Fertility-Inhibiting Effects of the Intermediate Fertility Variables
Contraceptive Patterns of Religious and Racial Groups in the United States, 1955-76
Catholicism and Fertility
Social Structure and Fertility
Fertility, Biology, and Behavior
A Framework for Analyzing the Proximate Determinants of Fertility
Factors Affecting Catholic Wives' Conformity to Their Church Magisterium's Position on Birth Control
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2014 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |