title: [The current reproductive life of women.  The Quebec case].
abstract: The author reviews the current reproductive patterns of women in the province of Quebec, Canada.  "Through birth control and family planning, Quebec women experience an average of two pregnancies and give birth to 1.7  children.  Sexual life is not reserved any more to married women, and starts at an increasingly early age.  The percentage of teenagers experiencing a pregnancy is increasing.  The rate of induced abortion is the highest at age 18-24.  From the age of 18, more than half of the young women use oral contraceptives.  The most educated women have the smallest number of pregnancies; they start their marital and reproductive life later than other women, and declare a larger percentage of induced abortion.  Less educated women resort however to sterilization at an earlier age."  Data are from the Quebec Health Survey of 1987 and other official sources. (SUMMARY IN ENG AND SPA)
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rochon
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced; D000367:Age Factors; D000569:Americas; D001519:Behavior; D002170:Canada; D003267:Contraception; D003268:Contraception Behavior; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004522:Educational Status; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005298:Fertility; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013245:Sterilization, Reproductive
keywords: Abortion, Induced; Adolescent Pregnancy; Age Factors; Americas; Behavior; Canada; Contraception; Contraceptive Usage; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Educational Status--women; Family Planning; Fertility; Fertility Control, Postconception; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Reproductive Behavior; Sex Behavior--women; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Sterilization, Sexual