Has Thailand’s fertility decline stalled?

Sex preference in South Asia: Sri Lanka an outlier

“…In Thailand, there is a general lack of a son preference. In fact, as many studies have shown, the majority of Thais strongly desire at least one child of each sex (Kamnuansilpa, Chamratrithirong and Knodel, 1982;Knodel and others, 1987;Knodel, Chayovan and Frisen, 1988). According to Kamnuansilpa, Chamratrithirong and Knodel (1982), a couple tends to continue child-bearing if their first two children are of the same sex; their hope is for a child of the other sex.…”

Guidelines for Driving Vocational Workforce into Target Industries for Economic Development in Thailand

“…This is the key to defining the way to drive the vocational workforce. When considering the context of problematic Thai society, the fertility rate has continued to decline over the past several decades (Knodel et al, 1988). This problem still affects the lives of people today.…”

Contraceptive Use among Women Migrants in Nang Rong, Thailand: An Exploratory Study

“…Indeed, prior research has documented some of these important determinants. They include, but are not limited to, social and economic change, changing attitudes toward family size, increase in educational attainment, increase in women's labor force participation, pre-existing demand for deliberate birth control, increase in age at first marriage, postpartum abstinence, contraceptive usage, a vigorous and organized family planning program, and the absence of pronatalist props and major cultural barriers (Knodel et al, 1980;Knodel et al, 1987;Knodel et al, 1988;Yoddumnern-Attig, 1992;Limanonda, 1995;Knodel et al, 1996;Chamratrithirong et al, 1997).…”

“…Previous projections indicate that Thailand's fertility rate will probably approach or even fall below the replacement level in some parts of the country in the near future (Knodel et al, 1988;Hirschman and Guest, 1990;Hirschman et al, 1994;National Economic and Social Development Board, 1995;Knodel et al, 1996). With such drastic fertility changes, Thailand is approaching a critical time when its long-term fertility goals and policies about migration will need to be revisited.…”