Health status and fertility intentions among migrants

Alderotti, Giammarco; Trappolini, Eleonora

doi:10.1111/imig.12921

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“…For health status, two measures were used to reflect the self-rated and objective health of women: a dummy variable coded as 1 if the respondent reported her health status in good condition, and a dummy variable coded as 1 if the respondent reported having ever been hospitalized due to injury or illness. Both self-rated and objective measures have been found to be strong predictors of fertility intentions ( 29 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

Female Off-Farm Employment and Fertility Timing in Rural China

Zheng

Zhao

Ren

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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BackgroundAdvanced maternal age is associated with fetal outcomes such as higher risks of birth defects and very low birth weight. Off-farm employment is an important factor in fertility transition in many developing countries. This study investigated the association between off-farm employment and fertility timing among Chinese rural women.MethodUsing data from the China Labor-force Dynamics Survey (CLDS), we employed the ordinary least squares and instrumental variable approaches to estimate the effect of female off-farm employment on fertility timing decisions as well as the differences in the effect across groups.ResultsThe results show that off-farm employment participation is significantly associated with a later age at first birth, and the effect is stronger for women participating in wage employment than in off-farm self-employment. The delayed effects on fertility timing are also more pronounced for less-educated women and low-income families, implying a heterogeneous effect in terms of women's socioeconomic status.ConclusionStudies of the relationship between women's off-farm employment and fertility timing in rural areas of developing countries remain limited. This study provides important insights on this topic, and it lends support to efforts to design effective policies and practices to facilitate female employment, childbearing, and health promotion.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Female Off-Farm Employment and Fertility Timing in Rural China

Zheng

Zhao

Ren

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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“…FIs of foreign women partnered to Italian men will resemble those of foreign women partnered to foreign men if socialization holds; or, instead, will resemble those of Italian women partnered to Italian men, finding support for adaptation. Finally, as migrants' fertility is shaped by different norms or migratory projects (Impicciatore et al, 2020;Mussino et al, 2021;Alderotti and Trappolini, 2021;Carella et al, 2021;García-Pereiro and Paterno, 2022), we also hypothesize changes on the explanatory levels of Socialization vs Adaptation to FIs across different migrant origins of women partnered to Italian men.…”

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confidence: 85%

Is the Combination of the Nationalities of the Couple Affecting Women’s Fertility Intentions? Insights from Italy

García-Pereiro

Pace²,

Paterno³

et al. 2023

Migration Letters

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Literature on migrants’ fertility intentions has grown significantly in recent years. However, to the best of our knowledge, none of these studies has investigated the role that the combination of partners’ nationalities may play in individual’s intentions to have a(another) child. Filling this gap is particularly relevant for research because fertility behaviors tend to vary greatly according to the type of couple and fertility intentions have been identified as good predictors of future fertility behaviors. The central aim of this paper is to fill this gap unravelling and quantifying the influence of the selection, socialization and adaptation hypotheses in positive and certain fertility intentions of women in mixed (foreign woman-Italian man) and endogamous couples (Italian woman-Italian man, foreign woman-foreign man). Our results point out to migrant selectivity as a potential explanation for differences on fertility intentions between foreign women partnered to Italian men and foreign women partnered to foreign men. We also find support for adaptation observing that childbearing intentions of foreign women partnered to Italian men better resemble those of Italian women partnered to Italian men. However, there is a gradient on the explanatory power of the adaptation hypothesis according to the nationality of the foreign woman.

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“…The fertility of immigrants will depend on their age, sex, and family status when they migrated, and whether they move as part of a family unit, for family reunification, or as individuals. Usually, after one or two generations, the fertility behaviour of immigrants tends to converge to that of the native-born, as descendants of immigrants adopt the behaviour and attitudes of the new society (Alderotti & Trapplini, 2021). However, this does not always happen or may occur slowly, particularly if the immigrant community is isolated from the rest of the population.…”

Section: Fertility Trends and Driversmentioning

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Fertility and ageing – actuarial perspectives

Babad,

Grenham,

Gutterman

2023

Br. Actuar. J.

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Fertility, particularly at its current low level in many developed countries and high level in some less developed countries, is a key factor driving demographic, economic, and societal changes at local, national, and global levels. Population ageing due to low fertility and increasing longevity represents one of the most significant global megatrends and risks. Many countries are already experiencing population decline and rapid growth of their elderly populations, with implications for workforce size, economic development, health and pension schemes, and social security arrangements. Actuaries are well known for their work on mortality and morbidity, but they have rarely considered fertility and its proximate determinants, despite their demographic and economic effects. This paper explores key explanations and outcomes of past and projected future fertility trends, and the implications for actuaries and for political and economic decision-makers.

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Health status and fertility intentions among migrants

Cited by 8 publications

References 89 publications

Female Off-Farm Employment and Fertility Timing in Rural China

Female Off-Farm Employment and Fertility Timing in Rural China

Is the Combination of the Nationalities of the Couple Affecting Women’s Fertility Intentions? Insights from Italy

Fertility and ageing – actuarial perspectives

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