Roman-catholicism and fertility in the Netherlands
- 1 November 1956
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Population Studies
- Vol. 10 (2) , 125-138
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00324728.1956.10404535
Abstract
The paper deals with the extremely high birth rate of Roman Catholics in the Netherlands, a rate which is considerably higher than that of Catholics in other countries living under similar circumstances. The fertility of Catholics living on either side of the Dutch-Belgian and Dutch-German frontier was analysed and the same analysis was applied to Protestant frontier districts. One of the important factors making for high fertility proved to be the religious élan of the Catholics, which derived from their position as a strong minority.Keywords
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