From incidental to planned parenthood

In: Publications of the Netherlands Interuniversity Demographic Institute (N.I.D.I.) and the Population and Family Study Centre (C.B.G.S.) 2

In: Publications of the Netherlands Interuniversity Demographic Institute (NIDI) and the Population and Family Study Centre (CBGS) 2

Abstract

1. The Second National Fertility Survey 1971 (NEGO II) -- 1.1. Objectives -- 1.2. The questionnaire -- 1.3. The sample -- 1.4. The organization of the survey and the analysis of the data -- 1.5. Results -- 1.6. The national survey of 1966 (NEGO I) -- 2. Ideal, Desired, Present, and Expected Family Size -- 2.1. The evaluation of statements about desired and expected family size -- 2.2. Definition of the family-size variables -- 2.3. Results for Belgium -- 2.4. Differential fertility -- 2.4.1. Fertility differentiation according to cultural community -- 2.4.2. Relationship between family size and some cultural and economic variables -- 2.5. Conclusions -- 3. Familiarity with and Source of Information about Methods of Contraception -- 3.1. Awareness of contraceptive methods -- 3.2. Source of information about methods of contraception -- 3.3. Relationships with a number of cultural and socio-economic variables -- 3.4. Shifts between 1966 and 1971 -- 3.5. Evaluation of the general situation -- 4. Use of Contraception -- 4.1. Past, present and future use -- 4.2. Changes in use -- 4.3. Duration of the use of contraception -- 4.4. Mode of application -- 4.5. The relationship with some cultural and economic variables -- 4.6. Evaluation of the situation -- 5. Effectiveness of Contraception -- 5.1. Concepts underlying the statistical analysis applied -- 5.2. The number of accidental pregnancies -- 5.3. Effectiveness of contraception in general -- 5.4. The effectiveness of particular contraception methods -- 5.5. Implications for the estimation of the frequency of induced abortion -- 5.6. Evaluation of the situation -- 6. From Planning Behaviour To Planning Result -- 6.1. Planning status of the pregnancies and of the subjects -- 6.2. The relationship with the fertility history -- 6.3. Relationships with some cultural and socio-economic variables -- 6.4. Evaluation of the situation -- 7. The Relationship Between Contraceptional Behaviour and Some Sexual Aspects of the Partner Relation -- 7.1. The investigation of some sexual aspects of the partner relation in NEGO II -- 7.2. The relationship between knowledge about contraception methods and some sexual aspects of the partner relation -- 7.3. The relationship between the use of contraception and the sexual aspects of the partner relation -- 7.4. The relationship between the family-planning pattern, its results, and some sexual aspects of the partner relation -- 7.5. Evaluation of the situation -- 8. The Influence of Contraceptive Behaviour on Family Size -- 8.1. The interrelationships between cultural and economic differentiation, the use of various methods of contraception, and differences in family size -- 8.2. The influence of changes in the use of the methods of contraception under study on the decrease in family size between 1966 and 1971 -- 8.3. Evaluation of the situation -- 9. Conclusions and Implications for Policy -- References.