Mobility and the Fertility of Wives in an Urban Neighborhood: A Research Note.

Powers, Mary G.; Thacker, Charlene

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Publication Date: 1975

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Mobility and the Fertility of Wives in an Urban Neighborhood: A Research Note

Powers, Mary G.; Thacker, Charlene

International Migration Review, 9, 2, 211-220, Sum 75

Examines the relationship between mobility and fertility among women in a low income urban neighborhood, comparing recent movers with long-term residents in one neighborhood in Bronx, New York with a view toward clarifying the relationship between fertility and intra-urban migration or mobility; movers are found to have lower fertility than long-term residents. (Author/JM)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Birth Rate, Demography, Educational Background, Ethnic Groups, Geographic Location, Relocation, Residential Patterns, Urban Population

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Identifiers - Location: New York (New York)

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