Who makes the decision to have children? Couples’ childbearing intentions and actual childbearing

Duvander, Ann‐Zofie; Fahlén, Susanne; Brandén, Maria; Ohlsson-Wijk, Sofi

doi:10.1016/j.alcr.2019.04.016

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“…Further, we note that while consensus in partners' fertility intentions is strongly associated with their subsequent actual fertility, a significant proportion of couples who are not in full agreement do go on to have a(nother) child (e.g. Berrington 2004;Duvander et al 2018;Thomson and Hoem 1998). Therefore, an interesting extension of our work could include analyses of couples' actual fertility outcomes, housework contributions, and gender role attitudes.…”

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Housework, Gender Role Attitudes, and Couples' Fertility Intentions: Reconsidering Men's Roles in Gender Theories of Family Change

Okun¹,

Raz-Yurovich²

2018

Population & Development Rev

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confidence: 86%

“…Berrington ; Duvander et al. ; Thomson and Hoem ). Therefore, an interesting extension of our work could include analyses of couples' actual fertility outcomes, housework contributions, and gender role attitudes.…”

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confidence: 99%

Housework, Gender Role Attitudes, and Couples' Fertility Intentions: Reconsidering Men's Roles in Gender Theories of Family Change

Okun¹,

Raz-Yurovich²

2018

Population & Development Rev

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“…First, guarantee women's labor rights, reduce employment discrimination, provide tax reductions for companies that accept postpartum women, and provide re-employment training public services for women whose employment has been interrupted due to childbirth. It had been shown that women's intentions tend to have more influence over the decision to have a second or third child [11]. Second, promote the development of childcare and kindergartens systems, and standardize off-school tutoring and training institutions.…”

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Aging tsunami coming: the main finding from China’s seventh national population census

2021

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China is undergoing great social changes, and its demographic makeup is shifting every year along with those changes. China released key indicators from the seventh national population census on 12 May 2021. The total population of China's mainland increased to 1.41178 billion in 2020 from 1.33972 billion in 2010 (sixth national population census) with an average annual growth rate of 0.53%. In the past 10 years, the share of the population aged above 60 and 65 years increased by 5.44% (from 13.26% in 2010 to 18.70% in 2020) and 4.6% (from 8.9 to 13.5%), respectively. The share of the population with a college education or above rose from 8.93% in 2010 to 15.47% in 2020, and the illiteracy rate dropped from 4.08% in 2010 to 2.67% in 2020. In the next decade, China is likely to face many changes, including the increasing proportion of older adults in the population, declining births, and economic transformation. In an effort to respond to the changed demographic landscape, the authorities should adopt new laws and strategies to improve government services for older adults and consider ways to support women and families and make childbearing more attractive to and feasible for women. Keywords Aging • China • Population DynamicsChina is undergoing great social changes, and its demographic makeup is shifting every year along with those changes. On 8 November 2019, the State Council of the People's Republic of China issued Decree No. 24, which set the seventh national census for zero o'clock on 1 November 2020 [1]. The data were expected to provide fresh insights into China's recent demographic trends and reveal vital information that would contribute to the country's policymaking over the next 10 years. China released key indicators from the seventh national population census on 12 May 2021 [2].The total population of China's mainland increased to 1.41178 billion in 2020 from 1.33972 billion in 2010 (sixth national population census) with an average annual growth rate of 0.53%. The share of older adults in the population continues to increase. In the past 10 years, the share of the * Qiang Liu

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“…Fertility intentions in Iran are formed vastly through tradition and gender roles, in addition to religious sentiments [3]. Couples are the most significant context to investigate fertility decision-making [9,10]. Factors that build fertility intentions can explain variations in fertility changes cross-nationally and over time [11].…”

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“…Factors that build fertility intentions can explain variations in fertility changes cross-nationally and over time [11]. So, the question of couples' childbearing intentions has continually remained on the research agenda [10]. Although the data collected from Iranian females and males have been published [12,13], no literature about both members of a couple has been yet reported.…”

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Factors affecting childbearing decision making among Iranian couples: a qualitative study

Khedmat¹,

Hashemzadeh²,

Shariati³

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Ital J Gynaecol Obstet

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Objective. Childbearing decision-making is a complex process involving many social, economic, political, and individual factors. This study aimed to identify effective factors on the childbearing intention among Iranian couples. Patients and Methods. This qualitative study was conducted on 15 Iranian couples using a conventional content analysis during 2017-2018. The data was collected using in-depth, semi-structured, individual interviews and analyzed in five steps using the Graneheim and Lundman ( 2004) approach. Results. The data were categorized into four main sets, including couple capability (financial stability, housing condition, and graduation), parenting attitudes (paternal and maternal feelings, emotional support, social support, and age role), couple interactions (satisfactory relationships, collaboration, and cooperation), and childbearing experiences (friends and relatives childbearing experiences, and first child experiences). Conclusions. Factors affecting the couple's childbearing decision were multi-dimension in this social context. These key factors may contribute policymakers in developing beneficial policies in each community to facilitate childbearing among couples.

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Who makes the decision to have children? Couples’ childbearing intentions and actual childbearing

Cited by 30 publications

References 28 publications

Housework, Gender Role Attitudes, and Couples' Fertility Intentions: Reconsidering Men's Roles in Gender Theories of Family Change

Housework, Gender Role Attitudes, and Couples' Fertility Intentions: Reconsidering Men's Roles in Gender Theories of Family Change

Aging tsunami coming: the main finding from China’s seventh national population census

Factors affecting childbearing decision making among Iranian couples: a qualitative study

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