A Cross-Cultural Summary: Fertility

HRAF Press New Haven, Connecticut Published In Pages: ??
By Textor, Robert B.

Hypothesis

Societies where the attaining of wives is by relatively easy means, such as token bride price, gift exchange, or receipt of dowry, will have a high composite fertility level (280, 263).

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Fisher's Exact TestSupportedP = 0.041Phi = -0.38Two-Tailed

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
FertilityAssociationBirth Statistics
Wife Attainment AssociationMode Of Marriage, Arranging A Marriage