Intergenerational exchanges in Vietnam: Family size, sex composition, and the location of children

2000 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
JOHN KNODEL ◽  
JED FRIEDMAN ◽  
TRUONG SI ANH ◽  
BUI THE CUONG
Keyword(s):  
Family Size ◽  
Sex Composition ◽  
Intergenerational Exchanges

Effects of family sex composition on fertility preference and behaviour in rural Bangladesh

1993 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 455-464 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. I. Chowdhury ◽  
Radheshyam Bairagi ◽  
Michael A. Koenig
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Data ◽  
Family Size ◽  
Contraceptive Use ◽  
Sex Composition ◽  
Fertility Preferences ◽  
Fertility Preference ◽  
Rural Bangladesh ◽  
Sex Preference ◽  
Subsequent Fertility ◽  
Living Children

SummaryThe effects of family sex composition on fertility preferences and behaviour during the period 1977–88 are examined using longitudinal data from Matlab, Bangladesh. The sex composition of living children was found to be systematically related to fertility preferences and behaviour, with a higher number of sons at each family size associated with a higher percentage of women wanting no more children, a higher percentage currently using contraception, and lower subsequent fertility. However, the highest percentage wanting no more children, using contraception and having lowest subsequent fertility was found among women who already had one daughter as well as at least one son. The effects of sex preference on fertility preferences and behaviour were measured using an index developed by Arnold (1985). The results suggest that while sex preference remained largely unchanged during the study period, its effect on contraceptive use declined and its impact on actual fertility remained modest and fairly stable.

Effect of Desired Sex Composition in Families on the Birth Rate

1975 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-139
Author(s):  
Prem P. Talwar
Keyword(s):  
Family Size ◽  
Live Birth ◽  
Birth Rate ◽  
Rate Data ◽  
Family Composition ◽  
Sex Composition

SummaryThis paper attempts to assess, by assuming the sex of a live birth to be a binomial event, the contribution of desires for specific sex compositions to the level of birth rate. Data from India are utilized to quantify the contribution. It is found that the birth rate in India could be greatly reduced by an effective campaign of limiting family size to three, even if the campaign were accepted by only those couples who had achieved their desired family composition.

Adapting Family Size and Composition: Childhood Mortality and Fertility in Rural Spain, 1750–1949

2021 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 509-531
Author(s):  
Francisco J. Marco-Gracia
Keyword(s):  
Family Size ◽  
Reproductive Behavior ◽  
Event History Analysis ◽  
Transitional Period ◽  
Childhood Mortality ◽  
Event History ◽  
Sex Composition ◽  
Rural Villages ◽  
History Analysis ◽  
Limited Degree

An event-history analysis of ten rural villages in Spain from 1750 to 1949 indicates that the likelihood of parents having additional children was influenced by the number of their surviving children and the children’s sex composition. Parents whose children had a low survival rate had more children than parents whose children generally survived. Exclusively having daughters during the pre-transitional period also reflected, to a limited degree, the likelihood of new conception. The results suggest that some families adapted their reproductive behavior to their desired objectives. In the pre-transitional period, as well as during the transition itself, decisions to control or encourage fertility often appear to have been based on family size and composition.

scholarly journals The Development of Family Size and Sex Composition Norms among U.S. Children.

1977 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 345
Author(s):  
E. H. ◽  
Gerald E. Markle ◽  
Robert F. Wait
Keyword(s):  
Family Size ◽  
Sex Composition ◽  
Size And Sex Composition
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