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The 1965 National Fertility Study is the third in a continuing series of major studies of American fertility. Based on interviews with 5,600 married women under the age of 55, the report is concerned with the measurement of all facets of reproductive behavior.

Originally published in 1971.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title Page, Copyright
  2. pp. i-iv
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. v-vi
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  1. CHAPTER I. Background of the 1965 National Fertility Study
  2. pp. 3-18
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  1. CHAPTER II. Orientations Toward Numbers of Children
  2. pp. 19-36
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  1. CHAPTER III. The Trend of Expected Parity
  2. pp. 37-52
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  1. CHAPTER IV. Racial, Religious, and Socioeconomic Differences in Fertility
  2. pp. 53-96
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  1. CHAPTER V. Contraception
  2. pp. 97-138
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  1. CHAPTER VI. Use of the Pill
  2. pp. 139-154
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  1. CHAPTER VII. Some Effects of Pill Use
  2. pp. 155-184
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  1. CHAPTER VIII. Catholic Conformity Before and After the Papal Encyclical
  2. pp. 185-222
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  1. CHAPTER IX. Fertility Planning
  2. pp. 223-266
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  1. CHAPTER X. Attitudes Toward Abortion
  2. pp. 267-294
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  1. CHAPTER XI. Birth Intervals and Pregnancy Intervals
  2. pp. 295-358
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  1. APPENDIX A. Inconsistency of Response
  2. pp. 359-372
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  1. APPENDIX B
  2. pp. 373-414
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  1. APPENDIX C. Related Publications
  2. pp. 415-416
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  1. Index
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