| Abstrakt: |
The article focuses on studies of fertility differences between Catholics and non-Catholics. These studies are the so called Indianapolis Study, the so called Florida Study and the Canadian Census Study. The part of the Indianapolis Study covering fertility by religions is based on a 1941 survey. It found that Catholic couples generally have more children than Protestant couples, and that mixed couples, while resembling Protestants in fertility pattern, had fewer children than Protestants. The Florida Study is based on a 1944 census of the Diocese of St. Augustine, Florida, it offers a fertility comparison between mixed and Catholic couples. The Indianapolis Study deals with an exclusively urban population, and the Florida Study deals with a population that is about eight-five percent urban. The Canadian Census Reports are based on a 1941 enumeration--they cover rural and urban areas, and religious and nationality groups. In all these studies, only native whites are considered, though the data were gathered during the war, they are mainly significant for what they reveal about prewar fertility. |
