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The effect of education and significant others upon the contraceptive behaviour of married men

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

Paul E. Ryser  and
William H. Spillane
Paul E. Ryser
Affiliation:
Population Division, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, and Center of Population Research, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
William H. Spillane
Affiliation:
Population Division, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, and Center of Population Research, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
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A survey of married men living with their wives revealed that they had, on the average, been married for 14 years and had 2.8 children. The men in this survey were found to be positively oriented towards family planning. Seventy-nine per cent were using a contraceptive at the time of the survey. The analysis revealed that race and education explained differences in contraceptive practice. Black males reported using more effective methods, namely the pill, than white males. The examination of the effect of education revealed that as education increased, the racial differences persisted except for those men with education beyond high school.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 6 , Issue 3 , July 1974 , pp. 305 - 314
Copyright
Copyright © 1974, Cambridge University Press

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