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The effect of the Great Blackout of 1965 on births in New York City

Demography volume 7, pages 325–327 (1970)Cite this article

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A comparison of the number of births in New York City nine months after the Great Blackout of 1965 with comparable periods for the previous five years shows no increase in births associated with the blackout.

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  • New York Times, November 10, 1965.

  • Tolchin, Martin. “Births Up Nine Months After Blackout,”New York Times, August 10, 1966, p. 1.

  • Vital Statistics of the U. S. 1965 Vol. I—Natality. U. S. Dept. of H. E. W. Public Health Service, National Center for Health Statistics, Table 1–42 and Table 1–46.

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  1. School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, 27514, Chapel Hill

    J. Richard Udry

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Udry, J.R. The effect of the Great Blackout of 1965 on births in New York City. Demography 7, 325–327 (1970). https://doi.org/10.2307/2060151

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  • York City
  • Gestational Length
  • Mount Sinai Hospital
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