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Socioeconomic determinants of fertility in China: a microeconometric analysis
Journal of Population Economics
|January 1, 1990
Abstract:
"This paper reports the first set of estimates of the socioeconomic determinants of fertility in China using micro-data available from China's 1985 In-Depth Fertility Survey. Based on existing microeconomic theories of fertility, an econometric model was specified and estimated. The results indicate that even after age, marriage duration and child mortality are taken into account, education level of the woman, occupational status of the husband, the place of former and current residence, sex preference for boys, durable goods ownership, and family structure affect fertility."
Keywords:
Age FactorsAsiaBehaviorChild MortalityChinaDemographic FactorsDeveloping CountriesEastern AsiaEconomic FactorsEconomic ModelEducational Status--womenEmployment StatusEstimation TechnicsFamily And HouseholdFamily CharacteristicsFertility--determinantsGeographic FactorsIntermediate VariablesMarriageMarriage DurationModels, TheoreticalMortalityNuptialityOccupational Status--menPopulationPopulation CharacteristicsPopulation DynamicsPsychological FactorsResearch MethodologyResidence CharacteristicsSex PreferenceSocioeconomic FactorsSocioeconomic StatusSpatial DistributionValue Orientation