Population growth, society, and culture: an inventory of cross-culturally tested causal hypotheses

Sex seen as recreation rather than procreation will be negatively associated with Population Growth Rate (PGR) (68).

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Gamma	Supported*	p = 0.02	gamma = -0.38	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Population Growth Rate	Dependent	Population
Sex Seen as Recreation Rather than Procreation	Independent	Norms, Sexuality

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Sipes, Richard G.	1980	A religious rather than secular orientation will be positively associated with Population Growth Rate (PGR) (70).	Not Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Sipes, Richard G.	1980	Preference for particular sex of child will be positively associated with Population Growth Rate (PGR) (60).	Not Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Sipes, Richard G.	1980	The connection between having children and sex identity will be positively associated with Population Growth Rate (PGR) (64).	Not Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Sipes, Richard G.	1980	Adolescent sex knowledge will be negatively associated with Population Growth Rate (PGR) (66).	Not Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Sipes, Richard G.	1980	Discussion of sex in mixed company will be negatively associated with Population Growth Rate (PGR) (68).	Not Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author