TY - JOUR
T1 - Religiosity and contraceptive method choice
T2 - The Jewish population of Israel
AU - Okun, Barbara S.
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - The primary purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between religiosity and contraceptive method choice, among users of contraception. We analyze a representative sample of 1,751 married urban Israeli Jewish women interviewed in 1987-1988. Our findings indicate that the contraceptive choices of religious women are determined largely by considerations unrelated to religious doctrine. A combination of factors, including the suitability of specific methods to fertility control needs, peer influences, and other cultural effects, appear to modify the acceptance and application of a particular religious theology.
AB - The primary purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between religiosity and contraceptive method choice, among users of contraception. We analyze a representative sample of 1,751 married urban Israeli Jewish women interviewed in 1987-1988. Our findings indicate that the contraceptive choices of religious women are determined largely by considerations unrelated to religious doctrine. A combination of factors, including the suitability of specific methods to fertility control needs, peer influences, and other cultural effects, appear to modify the acceptance and application of a particular religious theology.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0033928721&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1023/A:1006322125744
DO - 10.1023/A:1006322125744
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C2 - 12159006
AN - SCOPUS:0033928721
SN - 0168-6577
VL - 16
SP - 109
EP - 132
JO - European Journal of Population
JF - European Journal of Population
IS - 2
ER -
