Several thousand students in each of three Latin American secondary schools completed questionnaires dealing with birth control
and population. Sex, grade level, and country were among the more
important characteristics affecting knowledge and attitude. However, desired family size was unaffected by years of schooling and
is set at between two and three children by Grade 7. The impact of
schooling was only partially accounted for by associated social and
economic controls.
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