Evaluation of the First Year of the Educational Savings Program in Taiwan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10797272 |
|---|---|
| Authors | C M Wang (0000-0002-6804-8145, corresponding author), S Y Chen (0000-0001-5389-0084) |
| Year | 1973 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 157 |
| Publication date | 1973-07-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Family Planning (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0039-3665 • E-ISSN: 1728-4465 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1965328 |
| PMID | 4730756 |
| OpenAlex | W2083064688 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
In the rural township of Hua in central Taiwan 1089 married women under 30 years of age with 3 or fewer children were offered membership in an educational savings program (which began September 1971) an incentive plan to encourage small families. 67% joined: 541 with 2 or fewer children (regular plan) and 187 with 3 (3-child plan). Social and economic variables such as income education and occupation of husband failed as significant predictors of enrollment. Enrollment was highest for women who had the number of children they wanted and were already using contraception or who already had the desired number of sons. Funds were provided to enrolled couples in the form of free bank deposits that could only be withdrawn as education certificates for financing education for their children in high schools technical schools or universities. If the couple had 2 living children or less they received entries which could total US $385 after 14 years which would pay for 3 years of high school for 2 children. The total could reach $192 on the 3-child plan which would pay for 1 1/2 years of high school for 3 children. During the initial month recruitment period incentives were also given to doctors field workers and village clerks involved in program implementation. In August 1972 a reenrollment campaign paying additional incentives to village clerks and reenrolled couples yielded 99% reenrollment. Results of 4 surveys focused on certain categories of women conducted to determine the effect of the program on local attitudes revealed that 1/2 of the 22 pregnancies occurring after enrollment were planned and that general acceptance of the program was favorable and most felt it would have an impact on family size in Hua. The program has generated interest in additional and alternative incentive plans which are mentioned accompanied by a suggested reading list
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| Citations per year | 0.02 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1974 - 1974 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |