The Relation of Income and Fertility.

Using 1960 Census data, evidence is compiled to show the reversal of the historical inverse relationship of income and fertility with a five percent national sample of urbanized women whose husbands have the same type of social characteristics but vary in income. The hypothesis that couples with more ‘relative income’ when compared with other couples with similar education, occupation, and age would be able to afford the same ‘style of life’ and would have additional money for more children is supported. A marked difference appears when age at marriage is controlled: women marrying at 22 years of age and after show a strong positive relation between income and fertility. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]