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1 Character of the series The Netherlands Interuniversity Demographic Institute (N ) at The Hague and the Population and Family Study Centre (C.B.G.S.) of the Ministry of Public Health and the Family at Brussels are jointly presenting this series of monographs, collections of essays, and selected articles in an effort to make the results of population studies carried out in the Low Countries accessible to international readers and research workers. The series will not only contain studies in formal or analytical demography, but will, for example, also cover the fields of social, historical and applied demography, and that of family studies. Manuscripts to be included in the series will be selected on the basis of their scope or methodological significance, or because they make an important contribution to demographic knowledge on the Low Countries.

2 Publications of the Netherlands Interuniversity Demographic Institute (N.I.D.I.) and the Population and Family Study Centre (C.B.G.S.) Vol. 6 Editorial Committee R. L. Cliquet G. Dooghe D.J. van de Kaa H.G. Moors

3 Population and family in the Low Countries II Edited by H.G. Moors R. L. Cliquet G. Dooghe D.l. van de Kaa <fjv1artinusc:nijhoff Social Sciences Division GLeiden lgj3oston IGLondon 1978

4 Netherlands Interuniversity Demographic Institute / Nederlands Interuniversitair Demogratisch Instituut (N.LD.I.), Prinses Beatrixlaan 428. The Hague (Voorburg), the Netherlands. Population and Family Study Centre / Centrum voor Bevolkings- en Gezinsstudien (C.B.G.S.). Ministry of Public Health and the Family, Manhattan Center, Kruisvaartenstraat Brussels. Belgium. Sole distributors for North America Kluwer Boston, Inc. 160 Old Derby Street Hingham, MA USA 1978 by the Netherlands Interuniversity Demographic Institute (N.LD.I.) No part of this book may be reproduced in any form by print, photoprint, microfilm or any other means, without written permission from the copyrightholder. ISBN-13: : / e- ISBN-13:

5 Preface Since 1972 there has been a close contact through their publications between the Netherlands Interuniversity Demographic Institute at The Hague and the Population and Family Study Centre at Brussels. This co-operation has resulted in the joint publication of the journal Bevolking en Gezin (Population and Family) in the Dutch language. However, there has been a need for wider circulation of the Dutch language studies and research in the field of population and the family. In particular it was thought necessary to make possible an exchange of ideas and findings with population and family scientists abroad. The volume Population and Family in the Low Countries intends to facilitate this international discussion by at least partially lifting the language barrier curtain. Some of the articles and documents included were originally published in the Dutch language, others were written especially for this volume. Population and family covers a very wide field and so do the chapters presented. In addition to demographic studies, articles are presented on population and family sociology and social biology. The editors hope that this second volume of Population and Family in the Low Countries reader, the sixth in their yearly publication series, will serve its purpose. The editors v

6 Contents PREFACE CONTRIBUTORS 1. J. GODEFROY A graphic representation of the process of population renewal - a demographic teaching aid F. VAN POPPEL and G. FRINKING On methodological aspects in the analysis of nuptiality : an application to the Netherlands H.G. MOORS Prognostic implications of early family building behaviour: the use of survey data in estimating ultimate family size R.L. CUQUET, E. VAN HYFTE and F. DEVEN Evolution of the knowledge about and use of contraceptive methods among married women in the Dutch-speaking community of Belgium, : preliminary results of NEGO III S. WIJEWICKREMA, A. DE KERPEL, M. DESPONTIN and R. LESTHAEGHE Alternative demographic evolutions for Belgium and their impact on macro-economic growth: a quantitative approach J. J. SIEGERS Labour force participation of married women under 35 years of age in the Netherlands K. PAUWELS Employment of married women 8. G. DOOGHE and L. VANDERLEYDEN Public opinion and foreign workers V IX VII

7 Contributors R. L. CLIQUET is Professor in Anthropology and Social Biology at the University of Ghent, Belgium, and Advisor at the Population and Family Study M. DESPONTIN is Research Assistant at the Centre for Statistics and Operational Research of the Free University, Brussels, Belgium. F. DEVEN is Research Associate at the Population and Family Study G. DOOGHE is Senior Research Fellow at the Population and Family Study Centre, Brussels. Belgium. G. A. B. FRINKING is Senior Research Fellow at the Netherlands Interuniversity Demographic Institute, Voorburg, the Netherlands. J. GODEFROY is Professor in Demography and Projection Techniques, Tilburg University, the Netherlands. E. VAN HYFTE is Research Associate at the Population and Family Study A. DE KERPEL is Research Associate at the Population and Family Study R. LESTHAEGHE is Professor in Demography at the Centre for Sociology, Free University, Brussels, Belgium. H. G. MOORS is Senior Research Fellow at the Netherlands Interuniverity Demographic Institute, Voorburg, the Netherlands. K. PAUWELS is Research Associate at the Population and Family Study F. VAN POPPEL is Research Fellow at the Netherlands Interuniversity Demographic Institute. Voorburg, the Netherlands. J.J. SIEGERS is Research Associate at the Economic Institute of Utrecht State University. the Netherlands. L. V ANDERLEYDEN is Research Associate at the Population and Family Study S. WIJEWICKREMA is Research Associate at the Population and Family Study Centre, Brussels. Belgium. IX