Marital fertility and income: Moderating effects of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints religion in Utah

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 239-248

  Stanford, Joseph B ^a   Smith, Ken R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; BIRTH RATE; CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MIDDLE AGED; RELIGION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT; ARTICLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BIRTH RATE; CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCOME; MIDDLE AGED; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; UTAH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873545670     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002193201200065X     Document Type: Article

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