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Demography (2021) 58 (1): 295–320.
Published: 01 February 2021
...Dana O. Sarnak; Amy Tsui; Fredrick Makumbi; Simon Peter Sebina Kibira; Saifuddin Ahmed Abstract Although many studies have examined the influence of women's fertility preferences on subsequent fertility behavior and the role of contraceptive use intentions on unmet need, very few have explored...
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View articletitled, A Panel Study of <span class="search-highlight">Fertility</span> <span class="search-highlight">Preferences</span> and Contraceptive Dynamics in the Presence of Competing Pregnancy Risks in Uganda
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Has the Chinese family planning policy been successful in changing fertility preferences?
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Demography (2002) 39 (3): 557–572.
Published: 01 August 2002
...M. Giovanna Merli; Herbert L. Smith Abstract Has China’s strict one-child policy been successful in changing fertility preferences? Using linked data from surveys conducted in four counties of northern China in 1991 and 1994, we compare reproductive behavior against prior fertility preferences...
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Young Women’s Dynamic Family Size Preferences in the Context of Transitioning Fertility
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Demography (2013) 50 (5): 1715–1737.
Published: 26 April 2013
...Sara Yeatman; Christie Sennott; Steven Culpepper Abstract Dynamic theories of family size preferences posit that they are not a fixed and stable goal but rather are akin to a moving target that changes within individuals over time. Nonetheless, in high-fertility contexts, changes in family size...
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View articletitled, Young Women’s Dynamic Family Size <span class="search-highlight">Preferences</span> in the Context of Transitioning <span class="search-highlight">Fertility</span>
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Changes in Fertility Expectations and Preferences between 1962 and 1977: Their Relation to Final Parity
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Demography (1980) 17 (4): 365–378.
Published: 01 November 1980
...Ronald Freedman; Deborah S. Freedman; Arland D. Thornton Abstract Changing fertility expectations and preferences from 1962 to 1977 are compared with final parity in a longitudinal study. Results are strongly affected by initial parity in 1962. Final parity, 27 percent below expectations for those...
View articletitled, Changes in <span class="search-highlight">Fertility</span> Expectations and <span class="search-highlight">Preferences</span> between 1962 and 1977: Their Relation to Final Parity
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Demography (2020) 57 (6): 1975–2001.
Published: 12 November 2020
... 2009 ; Thornton et al. 2007 ). Thus, people may prefer to limit childbearing outside of marriage. If marriage is delayed until an age range where biological or social factors limit fertility, delayed marriage may result in forgone childbearing. Social norms around appropriate ages for childbearing...
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View articletitled, <span class="search-highlight">Preferences</span>, Partners, and Parenthood: Linking Early <span class="search-highlight">Fertility</span> Desires, Marriage Timing, and Achieved <span class="search-highlight">Fertility</span>
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Further reflections on changes in fertility expectations and preferences
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Demography (1984) 21 (3): 423–429.
Published: 01 August 1984
.... , & Thornton A. D. ( 1980 ). Changes in Fertility Expectations and Preferences between 1962 and 1977: Their Relation to Final Parity . Demography , 17 , 265 – 378 . 10.2307/2061151
Henry F. ( 1982 ). Multivariate Analysis and Ordinal Data . American Sociological Review , 47 , 299...
View articletitled, Further reflections on changes in <span class="search-highlight">fertility</span> expectations and <span class="search-highlight">preferences</span>
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Sex preferences and fertility in South Korea during the year of the Horse
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Demography (2006) 43 (2): 269–292.
Published: 01 May 2006
... Level in Korea . Korea Journal of Population and Development , 26 ( 1 ), 43 – 60 . Larsen , U. , Chun , W. , & Das Gupta , M. ( 1998 ). Fertility and Son Preferences in Korea . Population Studies , 52 , 317 – 25 . 10.1080/0032472031000150496 Lee , J. ( 2005...
View articletitled, Sex <span class="search-highlight">preferences</span> and <span class="search-highlight">fertility</span> in South Korea during the year of the Horse
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Determining the Impact of Sex Preferences on Fertility: A Demonstration Study
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Demography (1981) 18 (1): 27–37.
Published: 01 February 1981
... and practical method of measuring sex preferences. The results further indicate that parity progression ratio measures inherently underestimate the effect of sex preferences on individual fertility because they incorrectly assume that sex preferences (a) are homogeneous within the population and (b) can only...
View articletitled, Determining the Impact of Sex <span class="search-highlight">Preferences</span> on <span class="search-highlight">Fertility</span>: A Demonstration Study
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Determining the impact of sex preferences on fertility: A consideration of parity progression ratio, dominance, and stopping rule measures
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Demography (1979) 16 (3): 377–388.
Published: 01 August 1979
...Gary H. McClelland Abstract The two methods commonly used to assess the effect of sex preferences on fertility are inadequate to the task. Parity progression ratio analyses suffer from logical problems stemming from the heterogeneity of sex preferences and the riskiness of fertility decisions...
View articletitled, Determining the impact of sex <span class="search-highlight">preferences</span> on <span class="search-highlight">fertility</span>: A consideration of parity progression ratio, dominance, and stopping rule measures
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The Measurement of Family Size Preferences and Subsequent Fertility
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Demography (1974) 11 (4): 587–611.
Published: 01 November 1974
...Lolagene C. Coombs Abstract A new method for measuring preferences for number of children is presented and related to the subsequent fertility of a panel of married women over a five-year period. The I -scales, developed on the basis of unfolding theory, reflect the individual’s utility function...
View articletitled, The Measurement of Family Size <span class="search-highlight">Preferences</span> and Subsequent <span class="search-highlight">Fertility</span>
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Son Preference, Fertility Decline, and the Nonmissing Girls of Turkey
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Demography (2016) 53 (2): 541–566.
Published: 01 March 2016
... in Korea . Demography , 20 , 333 – 352 . 10.2307/2061246 . Park , C. B. , & Cho , N-H ( 1995 ). Consequences of son preference in a low-fertility society: Imbalance of the sex ratio at birth in Korea . Population and Development Review , 21 , 59 – 84 . 10.2307/2137413...
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View articletitled, Son <span class="search-highlight">Preference</span>, <span class="search-highlight">Fertility</span> Decline, and the Nonmissing Girls of Turkey
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Demography (2016) 53 (5): 1261–1281.
Published: 16 September 2016
...) distortions from the bottom up and attempts to quantify plausible levels, trends, and interactions of son preference, technology diffusion, and fertility decline that underpin SRB trajectories at the macro level. Calibrating our model for South Korea, we show how even as the proportion with a preference...
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View articletitled, The Dynamics of Son <span class="search-highlight">Preference</span>, Technology Diffusion, and <span class="search-highlight">Fertility</span> Decline Underlying Distorted Sex Ratios at Birth: A Simulation Approach
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Sex preference and fertility behavior: A study of recent Indian data
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Demography (1987) 24 (4): 517–530.
Published: 01 November 1987
... . Ann Arbor : University of Michigan, Institute for Social Research . Arnold , F. ( 1985 ). Measuring the effect of sex preference on fertility: The case of Korea . Demography , 22 , 280 – 288 . 10.2307/2061182 Basu , D. N. , Roy , R. , & Nikhil , P. ( 1979...
View articletitled, Sex <span class="search-highlight">preference</span> and <span class="search-highlight">fertility</span> behavior: A study of recent Indian data
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The effect of sex preference on fertility: A reply to bairagi
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Demography (1987) 24 (1): 139–142.
Published: 01 February 1987
...Fred Arnold 27 1 2011 © Population Association of America 1987 1987 Family Planning High Parity Desire Family Size World Fertility Survey International Statistical Institute References Arnold , F. ( 1985 ). Measuring the effect of sex preference on fertility...
View articletitled, The effect of sex <span class="search-highlight">preference</span> on <span class="search-highlight">fertility</span>: A reply to bairagi
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A comment on fred arnold’s “measuring the effect of sex preference on fertility”
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Demography (1987) 24 (1): 137–138.
Published: 01 February 1987
... in Family Planning , 12 , 100 – 109 . 10.2307/1966371 Arnold , F. ( 1985 ). Measuring the effect of sex preference on fertility: The case of Korea . Demography , 22 , 280 – 288 . 10.2307/2061182 Chen , L. C. , Huq , E. , & D’Souza , S. ( 1981 ). Sex bias...
View articletitled, A comment on fred arnold’s “measuring the effect of sex <span class="search-highlight">preference</span> on <span class="search-highlight">fertility</span>”
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Measuring the effect of sex preference on fertility: The case of Korea
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Demography (1985) 22 (2): 280–288.
Published: 01 May 1985
... of Economic Factors on Fertility Behavior . Seoul : Korean Institute for Family Planning . Chung B. M. , Cha J.-H. , & Lee. S. J. ( 1974 ). Boy Preference and Family Planning in Korea . Seoul : Korean Institute for Research in the Behavioral Sciences . Cleland J...
View articletitled, Measuring the effect of sex <span class="search-highlight">preference</span> on <span class="search-highlight">fertility</span>: The case of Korea
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Demography (2022) 59 (1): 61–88.
Published: 01 February 2022
... for the next child born. To establish a conceptual framework for understanding changes in birth spacing, I first introduce three potential explanations that link fertility and birth spacing decisions: economic conditions, investment in children, and son preference ( Casterline and Odden 2016 ; Pörtner...
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View articletitled, Birth Spacing and <span class="search-highlight">Fertility</span> in the Presence of Son <span class="search-highlight">Preference</span> and Sex-Selective Abortions: India's Experience Over Four Decades
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Son Preference and Fertility Decisions: Evidence From Spatiotemporal Variation in Korea
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Demography (2020) 57 (3): 927–951.
Published: 19 May 2020
...Seik Kim; Sam-Ho Lee Abstract Using Korean data, this study investigates whether son-favoring ideas or the preference for sons affect fertility decisions. Son-favoring fertility behavior in Korea is of interest because the sex ratio at birth has recovered to a natural level after having been very...
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View articletitled, Son <span class="search-highlight">Preference</span> and <span class="search-highlight">Fertility</span> Decisions: Evidence From Spatiotemporal Variation in Korea
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Female Employment and Reproductive Behavior in Taiwan, 1980
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Demography (1983) 20 (3): 313–331.
Published: 01 August 1983
...C. Shannon Stokes; Yeu-Sheng Hsieh Abstract The impact of female employment on fertility preferences and behavior is examined with data from a 1980national sample of Taiwanese women. The guiding hypothesis is that the greater the involvement of women in the impersonal market sector, the lower...
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Gender Asymmetry in the Fertility of Racially and Ethnically Exogamous U.S. Couples
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Demography (2025) 62 (3): 947–970.
Published: 01 June 2025
... partner is the woman or the man. As an alternative, we propose a gendered theorizing of exogamous union fertility in which the fertility preferences of either the woman's or the man's racial and ethnic group might dominate. Our analyses reveal strong support for male-predominant patterns: the couple's...
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