Sooner, later, or never
Changing fertility intentions due to Covid-19 in China's Covid-19 epicentre
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4269050 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Min Zhou (0000-0001-5509-6845, University of Victoria), Wei Guo (0000-0002-4888-4816, Nanjing University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 77 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 123-140 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Population Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-4728 • E-ISSN: 1477-4747 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00324728.2022.2134579 |
| PMID | 36345982 |
| OpenAlex | W4308554341 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 55 |
Using survey data collected from Hubei province, China's Covid-19 epicentre, in August 2020, this study examines how fertility intentions of Chinese citizens changed during the Covid-19 pandemic. We consider not only whether people changed their fertility plans due to Covid-19 but also distinguish three types of change: bringing forward ('sooner'), postponing ('later'), and abandoning ('never') planned fertility. Over half of those who planned to have a child intended to change their fertility plans due to Covid-19. Younger individuals, those of non-Han ethnicities, urban residents, those with one child already, and those with ever-infected family members were more likely to change their fertility plans. While the effects of some characteristics seem to be short term, other characteristics such as age and number of children show more consequential influences. Older individuals and those planning their second child were particularly prone to abandoning their childbearing plans due to Covid-19. The pandemic may thus complicate China's latest efforts to boost its low fertility
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · China · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) · Disease · Epicenter · Fertility · Infectious disease (medical specialty) · Outbreak · Pandemic · Population · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) · Sociology · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Engineering · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Health disparities and outcomes · History · Medicine · Virology
The effects of China's universal two-child policy
On the positive correlation between education and fertility intentions in Europe
Early Impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic and human fertility
Behavioral Intentions
The theory of planned behavior
Prevalence and Related Factors of Depression, Anxiety, Acute Stress, and Insomnia Symptoms Among Medical Staffs Experiencing the Second Wave of Covid-19 Pandemic in Xinjiang, China
Fertility intentions among the working population of Dalian City born between 1980 and 1989
How Many Subjects Does It Take To Do A Regression Analysis
Increased stressful impact among general population in mainland China amid the Covid-19 pandemic
How did Wuhan residents cope with a 76-day lockdown
Demographic transition and economic miracles in China
Fertility intentions of having a second child among the floating population in China
Scenario‐based fertility projections incorporating impacts of Covid‐19
A nighttime light imagery estimation of ethnic disparity in economic well-being in mainland China and Taiwan (2001–2013)
Fertility and the Covid-19 crisis
Grandparents Caring for Grandchildren in China and Korea
Deadline for Parenthood
Social Interaction Effects on Fertility
A Theory of the Value of Children
Social Mobility of Uighur Population in Mainland China
Social factors and worry associated with Covid-19
Uncertainty and Fertility in a Generalized Aids Epidemic
Economic Recession and Fertility in the Developed World
Comparison of second-child fertility intentions between local and migrant women in urban China
The impact of Covid-19 on fertility plans in Italy, Germany, France, Spain, and the United Kingdom
Fertility intentions
Do Fertility Intentions Affect Fertility Behavior
Fertility choices in China under the two-child policy
Fertility Intentions in Times of Rising Economic Uncertainty
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |