Childlessness
A panel study of expressed intentions and reported fertility
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5958525 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Louis G Pol (University of Nebraska–Lincoln, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1983 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 318-327 |
| Publication date | 1983-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Biodemography and Social Biology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1948-5565 • E-ISSN: 1948-5573 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/19485565.1983.9988545 |
| PMID | 6680805 |
| OpenAlex | W2094615723 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 16 |
The present research focuses on childed versus childless intentions and subsequent behavior and intentions for a panel of U. S. women. Utilizing data from the 1970 and 1975 National Fertility Surveys (reinterviewed women), we ascertain the consistency between intentions (1970) and behavior and intentions (1975). We find that while women who expressed a zero parity intention in 1970 were very consistent in their behavior and intentions in 1975, nearly 30 per cent of those women intending children had no children by 1975. Furthermore, of these 30 per cent, one‐third had changed their intention to zero parity by 1975. We find that changing intentions from more than zero to zero is associated with higher levels of education, slightly higher income, and to a lesser degree with the importance given religion and with labor force participation
Childlessness · Demographic economics · Developmental psychology · Economics · Fertility · Population · Sociology · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Mathematics · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1986 - 2003 (18) |
| Highly cited | No |