An Investigation of the Relationship Among Occupational Opportunities for Women, Marriage, and Fertility Page: 39
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in the negative relationships do exist. Except for Preston's
study, an occupational opportunity structure has not been
measured and correlated with fertility. To this writer's
knowledge no study has been specifically designed so as to
compare the relationship and predictive ability between occu-
pational opportunities for women and fertility, and career
participation and fertility. Most other studies have also
overlooked the importance of percentage married by selected
age groups in their investigation of the relationship between
labor-force participation and fertility. The introduction of
control variables such as religion, population size, and the
sex ratio should help to clarify our understanding of the re-
lationship between labor-force participation and fertility.
An attempt will be made to provide conceptual clarity and
refinement to the existing literature so that the wide varia-
tion in the negative relationship between fertility and
labor-force participation can be interpreted based on the
findings of the present study.
In summary, the objectives of the present study are (1)
to determine the correlation among the selected structural
characteristics of occupational opportunities for women,
percentage married by specific age groups, and fertility; and
(2) to determine the predictive value of occupational oppor-
tunities for women and career participation for both
dependent variables.
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Ross, Patricia A. An Investigation of the Relationship Among Occupational Opportunities for Women, Marriage, and Fertility, dissertation, May 1977; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc330883/m1/48/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .