Population growth, society, and culture: an inventory of cross-culturally tested causal hypotheses

HRAF Press New Haven, CT Published In Pages: 126
By Sipes, Richard G.

Hypothesis

Viewing pregnancy as onerous will be negatively associated with Population Growth Rate (PGR) (64).

Note

Viewing pregnancy as onerous is measured as a composite of 2 variables, including duties from which pregnant women are excused and services rendered pregnant women.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
GammaNot Supportedp = 0.28gamma = 0.19UNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Population Growth RateDependentPopulation
Viewing Pregnancy as OnerousIndependentNorms, Pregnancy