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
2019 ◽  
Vol 81 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dakota E. McCoy ◽  
Brett M. Frye ◽  
Jennifer Kotler ◽  
Judith M. Burkart ◽  
Monika Burns ◽  
...  

1993 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 455-464 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. I. Chowdhury ◽  
Radheshyam Bairagi ◽  
Michael A. Koenig

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.


1975 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-139
Author(s):  
Prem P. Talwar

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.


2000 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
JOHN KNODEL ◽  
JED FRIEDMAN ◽  
TRUONG SI ANH ◽  
BUI THE CUONG

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