The influence of the family network on the realisation of fertility intentions

Balbo, Nicoletta; Mills, Melinda

doi:10.1553/populationyearbook2011s179

“…35 Our goal is not to speculate on how having a disability may affect the interrelation between attitudes, desires and intentions, but to better understand how disability might be associated with each of these outcomes included this age specifi cation because of evidence that women' s fertility intentions change nonlinearly over time and because previous research fi nds a signifi cant curvilinear relationship between age and fertility intentions. 33,41,42 Results were comparable to those obtained from models using a series of fi ve-year age dummies. Combined family income was measured as percentage of the federal poverty level and was categorized as 0-199%, 200-399%, or 400% or more.…”

Section: Methodssupporting

confidence: 59%

Planning for Motherhood: Fertility Attitudes, Desires And Intentions Among Women with Disabilities

Shandra

¹

,

Hogan²,

Short³

2014

Perspect Sexual Reproductive

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CONTEXT An estimated 10% of U.S. women of reproductive age report a current disability; however, the relationship between disability, motherhood attitudes and fertility intentions among these women is largely unknown. METHODS Data from the 2006–2010 National Survey of Family Growth were used to examine attitudes toward motherhood and fertility intentions among 10,782 U.S. women aged 15–44. A series of regression models assessed, separately for mothers and childless women, associations between disability status and women's attitudes and intentions. RESULTS Women with and without disabilities held similar attitudes toward motherhood. Among women without children, women with and without disabilities were equally likely to want a child and equally likely to intend to have one. However, childless women with disabilities who wanted and intended to have a child were more likely to report uncertainty about those intentions than were childless women without disabilities (odds ratio, 1.7). Mothers with disabilities were more likely to want another child (1.5), but less likely to intend to have a child (0.5), than were mothers without disabilities. CONCLUSIONS Deepening understanding of the reproductive health desires, needs and challenges of women with disabilities is essential if the highest quality reproductive health services are to be provided for all.

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“…The effect of marital status of woman on fertility depends on the country context and on the prevalence of non-marital cohabitation (Kuhnt and Trappe 2013). While being married has only a modest positive effect on fertility in France (Toulemon and Testa 2005), the impact is sizeable in the Netherlands (Balbo and Mills 2011). Hypothesis H1 can therefore be confirmed.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 88%

Fertility factors in Czechia according to the results of the 2011 census

Kurkin¹,

Šprocha²,

Šídlo³

et al. 2018

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In the last quarter century, women's reproductive behaviour underwent a marked change in Czechia. The 2011 census showed a fall in cohort fertility below two children per woman by the end of her reproductive span. Factors behind changes in fertility, particularly from a cohort perspective, have not been sufficiently analyzed. The aim of this article is to determine the main factors influencing cohort fertility in Czechia. The main objective is to test the impact of the most frequently discussed factors of fertility at the individual level. The analysis is based on anonymised individual-level data from the 2011 Czech Population and Housing Census. We used the method of causal modelling to monitor the impact of various factors on cohort fertility. It was confirmed, that the key factor behind fertility levels was the marital status (married women are more likely to become mothers than single women). Other important factors included woman's income (a higher income raises the chance of remaining childless or having only one child) and achieved educational level (the level of childlessness increases as the level of education rises). Future fertility rates in Czechia will depend mainly on the extent to which university educated women will be capable to reconcile work and family life in order to fulfil their reproductive ambitions. By analysing the differences in cohort fertility among various population groups and identifying the factors that may affect fertility levels across these subpopulations, it is possible to gain a better understanding of the mechanisms behind changes of reproductive behaviour.

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“…The effect of marital status of woman on fertility depends on the country context and on the prevalence of non-marital cohabitation (Kuhnt and Trappe 2013). While being married has only a modest positive effect on fertility in France (Toulemon and Testa 2005), the impact is sizeable in the Netherlands (Balbo and Mills 2011). Hypothesis H1 can therefore be confirmed.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 88%

Digital rock drawing on Czech topographic maps: the current state and historical circumstances

Lysák

¹

2015

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In the last quarter century, women's reproductive behaviour underwent a marked change in Czechia. The 2011 census showed a fall in cohort fertility below two children per woman by the end of her reproductive span. Factors behind changes in fertility, particularly from a cohort perspective, have not been sufficiently analyzed. The aim of this article is to determine the main factors influencing cohort fertility in Czechia. The main objective is to test the impact of the most frequently discussed factors of fertility at the individual level. The analysis is based on anonymised individual-level data from the 2011 Czech Population and Housing Census. We used the method of causal modelling to monitor the impact of various factors on cohort fertility. It was confirmed, that the key factor behind fertility levels was the marital status (married women are more likely to become mothers than single women). Other important factors included woman's income (a higher income raises the chance of remaining childless or having only one child) and achieved educational level (the level of childlessness increases as the level of education rises). Future fertility rates in Czechia will depend mainly on the extent to which university educated women will be capable to reconcile work and family life in order to fulfil their reproductive ambitions. By analysing the differences in cohort fertility among various population groups and identifying the factors that may affect fertility levels across these subpopulations, it is possible to gain a better understanding of the mechanisms behind changes of reproductive behaviour.

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The influence of the family network on the realisation of fertility intentions

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Planning for Motherhood: Fertility Attitudes, Desires And Intentions Among Women with Disabilities

Planning for Motherhood: Fertility Attitudes, Desires And Intentions Among Women with Disabilities

Fertility factors in Czechia according to the results of the 2011 census

Digital rock drawing on Czech topographic maps: the current state and historical circumstances

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