In this paper, micro-level data from a survey of 4,849 women in Malawi are linked to information from a service availability questionnaire to assess the relative importance of socioeconomic background and various aspects of family planning provision on contraceptive use in one country in...

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FrontMatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Difference Between Life Expectancy in the United States and Other High-Income Countries -- 2 Causes of Death, Health Indicators, and Divergence in Life Expectancy -- 3 The Role of Obesity -- 4 The Role of Physical Activity -- 5 The Role...