Journal of Population Sciences
Table 10 Percent of users, currently using withdrawal or rhythm according to wife’s education
From: Marital fertility and the changing status of women in Europe
Wife’s education | Withdrawal | Rhythm |
|---|---|---|
Belgium, 1966 | ||
 Elementary | 60 | 18 |
 Lower secondary | 44 | 32 |
 Higher secondary | 29 | 45 |
 Post secondary | ||
Czechoslovakia, 1970 | ||
 Elementary | 54 | 2 |
 Secondary | 49 | 3 |
 Post secondary | 53 | 6 |
Denmark, 1970 | ||
 Elementary | 9 | 1 |
 Lower secondary | 7 | 2 |
 Higher secondary | 3 | 4 |
 Post secondary | 1 | 5 |
England and Wales, 1967 | ||
 Elementary and lower secondary | 31 | 5 |
 Higher secondary | 13 | 6 |
 Post secondary | 8 | 7 |
Finland, 1971 | ||
 Elementary | 24 | 1 |
 Lower secondary | 16 | 1 |
 Higher secondary | 11 | 2 |
 Post secondary | ||
France, 1972 | ||
 Elementary | 64 | 11 |
 Lower secondary | 49 | 15 |
 Higher secondary | 40 | 18 |
 Post secondary | 30 | 17 |
Hungary, 1966 | ||
 Less than elementary | 83 | – |
 Elementary | 71 | 2 |
 Lower secondary | 70 | 3 |
 Higher secondary | 42 | 8 |
 Post secondary | 33 | 15 |
Poland, 1972 | ||
 Less than elementary | 74 | 9 |
 Elementary | 72 | 13 |
 Lower secondary | 57 | 20 |
 Higher secondary | 38 | 28 |
 Post secondary | 25 | 32 |
Yugoslavia, 1970 | ||
 Less than elementary | 86 | 4 |
 Elementary | 80 | 3 |
 Lower secondary | 66 | 4 |
 Higher secondary | 51 | 5 |
 Post secondary | 41 | 14 |
Netherlands, 1969, marriage cohorts 1958 and 1963 | ||
 1958 | ||
  Primary | 11 | 19 |
  Secondary | 10 | 17 |
  Grammar | 4 | 24 |
  College | 6 | 25 |
 1963 | ||
  Primary | 10 | 18 |
  Secondary | 7 | 19 |
  Grammar | 8 | 12 |
  College | 4 | 30 |
Italy, 1972 (three big cities) | ||
 Less than elementary | 73 | 8 |
 Elementary | 68 | 12 |
 Lower secondary | 53 | 24 |
 High secondary | 41 | 25 |
 University | ||