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Religiosity and Contraceptive Method Choice: The Jewish Population of Israel

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  • Barbara S. Okun

    (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)

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The primary purpose of this paper is to explore therelationship between religiosity and contraceptivemethod choice, among users of contraception. Weanalyze a representative sample of 1,751 married urbanIsraeli Jewish women interviewed in 1987–1988. Ourfindings indicate that the contraceptive choices ofreligious women are determined largely byconsiderations unrelated to religious doctrine. Acombination of factors, including the suitability ofspecific methods to fertility control needs, peerinfluences, and other cultural effects, appear tomodify the acceptance and application of a particularreligious theology.

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  • Barbara S. Okun, 2000. "Religiosity and Contraceptive Method Choice: The Jewish Population of Israel," European Journal of Population, Springer;European Association for Population Studies, vol. 16(2), pages 109-132, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:eurpop:v:16:y:2000:i:2:d:10.1023_a:1006322125744
    DOI: 10.1023/A:1006322125744
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    1. Gordon Jong, 1965. "Religious fundamentalism, socio-economic status, and fertility attitudes in the southern appalachians," Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA), vol. 2(1), pages 540-548, March.
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    1. Jon Anson, 2010. "Beyond Material Explanations: Family Solidarity and Mortality, a Small Area‐level Analysis," Population and Development Review, The Population Council, Inc., vol. 36(1), pages 27-45, March.
    2. Evgenia Bystrov, 2012. "The Second Demographic Transition in Israel: One for All?," Demographic Research, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany, vol. 27(10), pages 261-298.
    3. Marcantonio Caltabiano & Gianpiero Dalla Zuanna & Alessandro Rosina, 2006. "Interdependence between sexual debut and church attendance in Italy," Demographic Research, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany, vol. 14(19), pages 453-484.
    4. Barbara S. Okun, 2017. "Religiosity and Fertility: Jews in Israel," European Journal of Population, Springer;European Association for Population Studies, vol. 33(4), pages 475-507, October.

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