A Study of the Growth of American Families
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2204237 |
|---|---|
| Authors | P K Whelpton, Ronald Freedman |
| Year | 1956 |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 595-601 |
| Publication date | 1956-05-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9602 • E-ISSN: 1537-5390 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/221851 |
| OpenAlex | W2052516506 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Field work has been completed for a national sample study of the growth of American families. Its objectives are: (1) to study expectations of size of family as one basis for better forecasts of births; (2) to describe differences in fertility behavior for major population strata; and (3) to test the relationship of basic social variables to fertility behavior. A national probability sample of white married women in the childbearing years has been interviewed and field work has been completed. The response rate was high
Family planning · Fertility · National Survey of Family Growth · Population · Research methodology · Sample (material) · Sociology · Test (biology) · Total fertility rate · White (mutation) · demographic modeling and climate adaptation · Demography · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |