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The End of the Fertility Transition in the Developed World
This paper examines the effects of changes in the timing of childbearing on fertility rates in the developed world.
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Category:
Family Structure > Family Size
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Population Council
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September 2002
The Global Baby Bust
This paper examines the problem of falling birthrates in the developed world as well as the economic and social consequences that may result.
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Category:
Family Structure > Family Size
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The Council on Foreign Relations
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May/June 2004
The Low Fertility Trap Hypothesis: Forces That May Lead to Further Postponement and Fewer Births In Europe
This paper discusses whether we can expect low birth rates to rise, and examines factors, both social and economic, that may be responsible for declining birth rates in European countries.
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Category:
Family Structure > Family Size
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Vienna Institute of Demography
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2006
The More the Merrier? The Effect of Family Composition on Children's Education
This paper examines the effects of family size on children's educational attainment in Norway.
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Category:
Family Structure > Family Size
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Institute for the Study of Labor
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January 17, 2005
Do the More-Educated Prefer Smaller Families?
This study explores the relationship between educational attainment and desired family size.
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Category:
Family Structure > Family Size
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Vienna Institute of Demography
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March 2005
Where Have All the Babies Gone? The "Birth Dearth" and What to do About It
This paper discusses Canada’s falling birthrate, including the history and contributing factors to our low birth rate.
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Category:
Family Structure > Family Size
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Institute of Marriage and Family Canada
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September 26, 2006
The Effect of China’s One-Child Family Policy after 25 Years
This paper examines the implementation of China’s one-child policy in 1979 and the current effect the policy on the man to woman ratio and the adult child to elderly parent ratio.
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Category:
Family Structure > Family Size
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New England Journal of Medicine
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September 15, 2005
Multiple Pregnancy and Birth: Wins, Triplets and Higher Order Multiples: A Guide for Patients
This paper discusses the heightened incidence of multiple births among women who use fertility treatment and its effects on mothers and babies.
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Category:
Family Structure > Family Size
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American Society for Reproductive Medicine
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2004
Australian Social Trends 1995: Family - Living Arrangements: Children in Families
This article briefly examines Australian statistics on various issues pertaining to children and the family, including child abuse, parental employment, family structure, childcare, and family income.
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Category:
Family Structure > Family Size
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Australian Bureau of Statistics
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January 25, 2001
Australian Social Trends 1996: Family - Family Formation: Trends in Fertility
This article examines trends in fertility, births, family size, and infant mortality in Australia.
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Category:
Family Structure > Family Size
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Australian Bureau of Statistics
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January 12, 2001
Canadian Attitudes on the Family
This survey asked a broad range of questions dealing with all aspects of the attitudes of Canadians toward marital and family satisfaction, work/family balance, taxation, family size, the impacts of cohabitation, divorce, same-sex marriage, parenting and the impact of children on marital satisfaction, and the significance of religion.
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Category:
Family Structure > Family Size
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Focus on the Family (Canada)
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June 01, 2002
Understanding the Early Years: Early Childhood Development in Hampton/Sussex, New Brunswick
Using data from the the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY), this report seeks to explain children's outcomes in terms of family background, family processes, and community factors.
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Category:
Family Structure > Family Size
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Human Resources Development Canada
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April 01, 2003
Does Parental Leave Affect Fertility and Return-to-Work? Evidence from a "True Natural Experiment"
This paper examines fertility and the effects of a 1990 public policy change in Austria that extended the maximum parental leave from one year to two years and allowed leave to be automatically renewed if a second child was born.
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Category:
Family Structure > Family Size
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Institute for the Study of Labor
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May 2005
Differences in Desired and Actual Fertility: An Economic Analysis of the Spanish Case
This paper examines economic factors which both hinder and encourage childbearing among women in Spain.
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Category:
Family Structure > Family Size
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Institute for the Study of Labour
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May 2005
Children and Career Interruptions: The Family Gap in Denmark
This paper examines the effects of childbearing and career interruptions on women's earnings potential in Denmark.
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Category:
Family Structure > Family Size
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Institute for the Study of Labor
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February 2001
Trends Affecting Families: El Mashrek El Araby
This report describes major trends in family structure, migration, demographic aging, the AIDS pandemic, and globalization as they affect families and the institution of the family in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and Palestine.
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Category:
Family Structure > Family Size
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United Nations, Division for Social Policy and Development
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2003
Major Trends Affecting Families: South America in Perspective
This report examines changes in family structure, household composition, fertility, relationship formation, aging, and household size as they affect the institution of the family in South America.
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Category:
Family Structure > Family Size
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United Nations, Division for Social Policy and Development
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April 2003
Demographic and Social Trends Affecting Families in the South and Central Asian Region
This book chapter describes major social and demographic trends in South and Central Asia, including changing family structures, increased mobility and migration, an aging population, the AIDS pandemic, and globalization.
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Category:
Family Structure > Family Size
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United Nations, Division for Social Policy and Development
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2003
Major Trends Affecting Families in Central and Eastern Europe
This paper examines changes in family structure, fertility, and household composition in Central and Eastern Europe, and examines factors such as increased mobility, an aging population, globalization, and the AIDS pandemic that have contributed to these trends.
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Category:
Family Structure > Family Size
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United Nations, Division for Social Policy and Development
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2003
Major Trends Affecting Families in the New Millenium: Western Europe and North America
This book chapter describes recent changes to the family in Europe and North America, with an emphasis on family structure and relationship formation, reproductive behaviour, and the living conditions of older adults.
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Category:
Family Structure > Family Size
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United Nations, Division for Social Policy and Development
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2003
The Fertility Impact of Changes in the Timing of Childbearing in the Developing World
This paper examines the effects of delayed childbearing on actual and measured fertility rates in the developing world.
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Category:
Family Structure > Family Size
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Population Council
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1999
The Potential Role of Contraception in Reducing Abortion
This paper examines the potential of increasing contraceptive use and effectiveness to reduce abortion rates around the world.
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Category:
Family Structure > Family Size
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Population Council
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2000
Trends and Transitions in Children’s Coresidence with Older Adults in Beijing Municipality
This paper examines patterns and determinants of older adults' coresidence with their adult children in Beijing.
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Category:
Family Structure > Family Size
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Population Council
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2004
The End of the Fertility Transition in the Developing World
This paper uses UN estimates from over 140 developing countries from 1950 to 2000 to explore patterns and determinants of fertility over time.
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Category:
Family Structure > Family Size
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Population Council
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2002
Completing the Fertility Transition in the Developing World: The Role of Educational Differences and Fertility Preferences
This study examines the relationship between fertility and educational attainment in the developing world over a period of several decades.
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Category:
Family Structure > Family Size
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Population Council
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2003
"It's Not for Lack of Wanting Kids": A Report on the Fertility Decision Making Project
This report examines fertility patterns and decision making in Australia.
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Category:
Family Structure > Family Size
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Australian Institute of Family Studies
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November 2004
The Effect of Step-Children on Childbearing Intentions and Births
This paper looks at how the presence of stepchildren affects parents' fertility and childbearing decisions.
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Category:
Family Structure > Family Size
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Center for Family Demographic Research
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2000
Household Size and Composition in the Developing World
This paper examines the characteristics of families in 43 developing countries around the world.
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Category:
Family Structure > Family Size
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Population Council
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2001
Childlessness and the Concentration of Reproduction in Austria
This paper examines the distribution of childbearing in Austria and finds evidence of an increasing concentration of reproduction.
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Category:
Family Structure > Family Size
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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November 2004
Gender Preferences for Children Revisited: New Evidence from Germany
This paper examines gender preferences for children among parents and childless couples in Germany.
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Category:
Family Structure > Family Size
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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May 2002
Teenage Childbearing and Its Life Cycle Consequences: Exploiting a Natural Experiment
This study compares the outcomes of teenage mothers to those who became pregnant as teenagers, miscarried, and delayed childbearing until adulthood.
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Category:
Family Structure > Family Size
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Joint Center for Poverty Research
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August 1999
Inequality and Growth: Why Differential Fertility Matters
This paper examines the relationship between fertility rates and growing economic inequality.
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Category:
Family Structure > Family Size
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California Center for Population Research
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April 2001
The More the Merrier? The Effect of Family Size and Birth Order on Children’s Education
This study seeks to determine what, if any, causal relationship exists between both family size and birth order, and educational attainment.
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Category:
Family Structure > Family Size
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California Center for Population Research
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January 2005
How Do Women's Education Attainments Affect the Educational Attainment of the Next Generation
This paper examines the effects of maternal education on children's educational outcomes.
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Category:
Family Structure > Family Size
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California Center for Population Research
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May 2004
Fertility in South Africa: Current Issues and Prospects for the Future
This paper studies fertility levels and trends, infant and child mortality rates, and living arrangements in South Africa.
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Category:
Family Structure > Family Size
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Population Studies Center
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February 2003
Labor Market Performance and the Timing of Births: A Comparative Analysis across European Countries
This study of fertility rates in European countries demonstrates that countries with maternity leave, lower rates of unemployment, and a stronger economy have higher rates of second births than countries with high rates of unemployment and few or no maternity benefits.
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Category:
Family Structure > Family Size
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Population Research Center
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2003
Marital Fertility and Religion: Recent Changes in Spain
This paper examines the effects of religious affiliation and religious commitment on family size and birth spacing decisions in Spain.
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Category:
Family Structure > Family Size
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Population Research Center
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July 2004
Abstract
This paper reviews previous research on the impact of childrearing on maternal employment and income.
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Category:
Family Structure > Family Size
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Centre for Economic Policy Research
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August 1999
Childbearing Patterns for Swedish Mothers of Twins, 1961-1999
This article uses Swedish data to assess the effects of a twin birth on mothers' subsequent childbearing.
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Category:
Family Structure > Family Size
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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December 23, 2004
The Fertility Pattern of Twins and the General Population Compared: Evidence from Danish Cohorts 1945–64
This paper presents a comparative analysis of the childbearing patterns of twins and non-twins.
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Category:
Family Structure > Family Size
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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May 24, 2002
Fertility Intentions in a Cross-Cultural View: The Value of Children Reconsidered
This paper examines the motives of couples who are or are not intending to have children and analyses fertility intentions and levels in Turkey and Japan, two countries with very different fertility levels, institutions, and states of social and economic development.
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Category:
Family Structure > Family Size
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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September 2001
Twins or Two Single Children: The Influence of the Multiplicity of the First Birth on the Divorce Risk of Swedish Women
This paper compares the divorce risk of women who give birth to twins versus women who have two single births.
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Category:
Family Structure > Family Size
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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September 2001
Additional Work, Family Agriculture, and the Birth of a First or a Second Child in Russia at the Beginning of the 1990s
This paper examines fertility patterns in Russia in the period following the fall of the Soviet Union.
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Category:
Family Structure > Family Size
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock
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May 2003
Two Theoretical Interpretations of the Dissonance between Fertility Intentions and Behaviour
This paper provides two theories to explain the gap that often exists between people's actual fertility and their expressed fertility preferences.
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Category:
Family Structure > Family Size
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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April 2003
Childrearing Responsibility and Stepfamily Fertility in Finland and Austria
This study of childbearing in stepfamilies examines future fertility and the effects of partners having shared children or children from previous unions.
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Category:
Family Structure > Family Size
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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January 2003
Fertility Intentions and Preferences: Effects of Structural and Financial Incentives and Constraints in Austria
This paper discusses the significant gap between actual fertility and expressed fertility preferences in many European countries and explores the extent to which financial and structural incentives and barriers affect fertility intentions in Austria.
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Category:
Family Structure > Family Size
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Vienna Institute of Demography, Austrian Academy of Sciences
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September 22, 2004
The Emergence of Sub-Replacement Family Size Ideals in Europe
This paper indicates that the average desired family size in much of Europe is significantly below the replacement fertility level of 2.
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Category:
Family Structure > Family Size
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The Vienna Institute of Demography and the Austrian Academy of Sciences
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2003
Documenting Changing Family Patterns in South Africa: Are Censis Data of any Value?
This article reviews the strengths and weaknesses of research about changing family patterns in South Africa.
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Category:
Family Structure > Family Size
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Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa
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2001
Patterns of Childbearing in Russia 1994 - 1998
This paper examines factors influencing actual and intended fertility in Russia in the 1990s.
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