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Social Capital and Fertility Intentions: The Case of Poland


  Author: Christoph Bühler, Ewa Fratczak
Publisher: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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Document Date:                  April 2004
Category: Family Relations > Family Size
Related Categories:
Family Relations > Family Ties
 

This paper examines the influence of access to social capital on Polish couples' intention to have a second child.  It finds evidence of a positive correlation between the amount of social capital and the likelihood of having a second child.  Parental resources appear to be most important, although supportive friends and colleagues also play a role.

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