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Journal of Population Sciences

Table 15 Percent of women who did not know how many children they wanted at time of marriage, according to education

From: Marital fertility and the changing status of women in Europe

Denmark, 1970

 Elementary

59

 Lower secondary

44

 Higher secondary

43

 Post secondary

48

Finland, 1971

 Less than elementary

67

 Elementary

58

 Secondary

45

 Post secondary

39

France, 1972

 Less than elementary

70

 Elementary

41

 Lower secondary

27

 Higher secondary

19

 Post secondary

20

Hungary, 1966

 Less than elementary

69

 Elementary

66

 Lower secondary

54

 Higher secondary

31

 Post secondary

29

  1. Source: UN (1976b)