Saturday, July 28, 2018

THE GAP BETWEEN FERTILITY IDEALS AND INTENTIONS

Low fertility has been at the forefront of demographers’ research agendas in recent decades. Fertility rates in many developed societies have quickly fallen below 1.5 children per woman. However, the ideal number of children remains centered at two children in most postindustrial countries. Many young adults say they would like to have two children, but they expect to have fewer. What explains this gap between fertility ideals and intentions?

Динамика рождаемости (TFR)
Разрыв между идеалом и планом, по полу
Распределение по идеальному и планируемому числу детей
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UNDERSTANDING THE GAP BETWEEN FERTILITY IDEALS AND INTENTIONS IN FOUR POSTINDUSTRIAL SOCIETIES

1 comment:

ba.ldei.aga said...

see also:
Fertility preferences and subsequent childbearing in Africa and Asia: A synthesis of evidence from longitudinal studies in 28 populations
John Cleland, Kazuyo Machiyama & John B. Casterline
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/00324728.2019.1672880
Published online: 07 Nov 2019.