Rural U.S.A.: Persistence and ChangeThomas R. Ford |
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Page 46
... fertility declined rather steadily from the time of the first censuses until 1940 . By 1940 , at the end of the Depression , urban childbearing was below the level necessary for long - term population replacement , but rural ...
... fertility declined rather steadily from the time of the first censuses until 1940 . By 1940 , at the end of the Depression , urban childbearing was below the level necessary for long - term population replacement , but rural ...
Page 48
... Fertility data for somewhat younger women in 1970 indicate levels for both rural and urban women that are lower than those found for women of similar age ten years earlier . That is , women 25-34 in 1970 do not appear likely to equal ...
... Fertility data for somewhat younger women in 1970 indicate levels for both rural and urban women that are lower than those found for women of similar age ten years earlier . That is , women 25-34 in 1970 do not appear likely to equal ...
Page 171
... fertility decline , rural women have decreased their fertility to a greater extent than have urban women ( Rice and Beegle , 1972 : 8 ) . Current evidence indicates that rural women still plan to have more children , and to have them ...
... fertility decline , rural women have decreased their fertility to a greater extent than have urban women ( Rice and Beegle , 1972 : 8 ) . Current evidence indicates that rural women still plan to have more children , and to have them ...
Contents
Quality and Conflicts in Land | 19 |
People on the Land | 37 |
The Changing Character of the Nonmetropolitan | 55 |
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