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Hochstrasser, Donald L.; And Others – 1985
Improved health care and family planning services, reduction in sociogeographic isolation, and increased economic development were found to be responsible for declining fertility rates in a rural Eastern Kentucky county during 1960-1980. Contemporary fertility patterns in an area historically exhibiting one of Appalachia's highest fertility rates…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Birth Rate, Cohort Analysis, Community Attitudes