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Religiosity and Contraceptive Method Choice: The Jewish Population of Israel

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The primary purpose of this paper is to explore therelationship between religiosity and contraceptivemethod choice, among users of contraception. Weanalyze a representative sample of 1,751 married urbanIsraeli Jewish women interviewed in 1987–1988. Ourfindings indicate that the contraceptive choices ofreligious women are determined largely byconsiderations unrelated to religious doctrine. Acombination of factors, including the suitability ofspecific methods to fertility control needs, peerinfluences, and other cultural effects, appear tomodify the acceptance and application of a particularreligious theology.

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  1. Dept. of Population Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mt. Scopus Campus, 91905, Israel

    Barbara S. Okun (Senior Lecturer)

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Okun, B.S. Religiosity and Contraceptive Method Choice: The Jewish Population of Israel. European Journal of Population 16, 109–132 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006322125744

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