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Title: An Eclectic Model of Fertility: Economic, Attitudinal, and Demographic Factors
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Gregory, Paul R. Thomas, R. William |
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An Eclectic Model of Fertility: Economic, Attitudinal, and Demographic Factors Working Paper #1, Fertility, Education, and Labor Force Project, University of Houston, Houston TX, 1975 Cohort(s): Mature Women Publisher: University of Houston Keyword(s): Chicago-Columbia Fertility; Family Income; Family Size; Fertility; Intergenerational Patterns/Transmission; Occupational Status; Racial Differences Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. The authors examine fertility determinants of married women (30-44) with spouse present. First, findings show economic variables are significant; however, non-economic variables dominate the explanation of variation in complete fertility. Second, evidence is lacking of a strong positive income effect on complete family size; however, there is substantial evidence of price effects on fertility. Third, wife's age at marriage is the single most important factor in the analysis, and attitudes toward children have a substantial effect. Finally, being black has an impact on family size in that blacks have more children. The hypothesis that completed family size varies directly with relative intergenerational income is not supported by the results. |
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Gregory, Paul R. and R. William Thomas. "An Eclectic Model of Fertility: Economic, Attitudinal, and Demographic Factors." Working Paper #1, Fertility, Education, and Labor Force Project, University of Houston, Houston TX, 1975. |