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

Social drawbacks of the unmarried state will be positively associated with Population Growth Rate (PGR) (62).

Note

Social drawbacks of the unmarried state measured as a composite of 6 variables, including marriage required for male and female citizenship qualification, political office, and esteem.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
GammaNot Supportedp = 0.29gamma = 0.11UNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Population Growth RateDependentPopulation
Social Drawbacks of the Unmarried StateIndependentBasis Of Marriage