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Publication Date: 1973
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Population Growth and Family Planning
Corman, Louise; Schaefer, Judith B.
Journal of Marriage and the Family, 35, 1, 89-92, Feb 73
Factor analysis of questionnaire responses from 313 college students revealed that concern about overpopulation was a highly significant predictor of the number of children the respondents wanted. While the average number of children desired was 3.02, the majority of respondents accepted abortion and approximately one-third accepted sterilization as means of birth control. (Author)
Descriptors: Contraception, Family Planning, Overpopulation, Population Growth, Research, Social Problems, Student Attitudes
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