Desired family size and the efficacy of current family planning programmes

Bibliographic Data

ID4267010
AuthorsRonald G Ridker (corresponding author)
Year1969
Volume23
Issue2
Pages279-284
Publication date1969-07-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePopulation Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0032-4728 • E-ISSN: 1477-4747
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00324728.1969.10405282
PMID22077610
OpenAlexW2053541499
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited3

This paper takes a look at the belief that the number of couples currently desiring to limit family size is sufficiently large (and the intensity of their desire sufficiently strong) that the provision of supplies, services and education - the standard family planning package - will be adequate to bring the birth rate down to acceptable levels within a reasonable time period. Evidence comes from other countries, from attitude surveys and behavioural studies in India, from a priori considerations about what is reasonable to expect, and from certain demographic considerations. The most reasonable conclusion to draw from this evidence is that the belief is not correct. If the birth rate is to be brought down to target levels, additional methods - perhaps monetary incentives - seem to be necessary

Actuarial science · Birth rate · Economics · Family planning · Incentive · Limit (mathematics) · Microeconomics · Research methodology · Sociology · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Global Maternal and Child Health · Mathematics · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology

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