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Netherlands World Fertility Survey 1975

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
Netherlands Survey on Fertility and Parenthood Motivation
Geography 
Netherlands (NLD)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
03/1975 - 05/1975
Series or system 
World Fertility Survey (WFS)
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Urban-rural representative
Summary 

The purpose of this survey was to collect data on marital fertility, contraceptives, and social psychological characteristics that illuminate behaviors and intentions regarding fertility and contraceptives. This survey followed the guidelines of the World Fertility Survey, except in the population surveyed. The target population in the World Fertility Survey guidelines was women up to age 50. This survey assessed married women up to age 34. Information was gathered through interviews and a total of 4,522 questionnaires were completed.

Keywords 
Agriculture, Birth control pills, Condoms, Contraceptives, Education, Employment, Fertility, IUDs, Income, Land ownership, Live births, Marital status, Marriage age, Mortality, Occupations, Pregnancy, Religion, Sexual abstinence, Sexual behavior, Sexual sterilization, Summary birth history, Traditional birth control
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 19, 2022