An Investigation of the Relationship Among Occupational Opportunities for Women, Marriage, and Fertility Page: 67
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CHAPTER III
DESCRIPTION OF THE POPULATION
The results of the descriptive analysis of the data and
appropriate interpretation and discussion are presented in
this chapter. The presentation of the results is divided
into three parts: (1) an interpretation of the minimum and
maximum in the range of values based on the concept of
functional specialization, (2) a description of the popula-
tion using descriptive statistics in the construction of a
typology of SMSAs ranging from high to low in occupational
opportunities for women, and (3) an application of the
typology in understanding marriage and fertility.
Interpretation of Descriptive Statistics Based
on Functional Specialization
The population includes the one-hundred largest SMSAs in
the United States. The following tables illustrate descrip-
tive statistics for each variable. The SMSA that represents
the minimum and the maximum in the range is also listed.
The descriptive statistics illustrate the extent to which
structural characteristics, such as economic and socio-
economic factors, represent SMSA specialization. An analysis
of only the mean of each variable distorts the structural
diversity among the distinct SMSAs. A comparison of the
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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/m1/76/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .