Fertility and economic status — some recent findings on differentials in Sweden
- 1 July 1972
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Population Studies
- Vol. 26 (2) , 175-184
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00324728.1972.10405544
Abstract
The relationship between economic status and family size has generally been found to be negative; the lower the income the higher the fertility. In some cases this inverse relationship breaks down at the top end of the income scale; in other words, people with very high incomes have larger families than those with high incomes. In a few rather special cases positive relationships have been found1.Keywords
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