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Has the Chinese family planning policy been successful in changing fertility preferences?

Author(s) -

M. Giovanna Merli,

Herbert L. Smith

Publication year - 2002

Publication title -

demography

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.099

H-Index - 129

eISSN - 1533-7790

pISSN - 0070-3370

DOI - 10.1353/dem.2002.0029

Subject(s) - family planning , fertility , china , enforcement , family planning policy , social policy , developed country , developing country , economic growth , population , geography , demographic economics , socioeconomics , political science , demography , economics , research methodology , sociology , archaeology , law

Has China’s strict one-child policy been successful in changing fertility preferences? Using linked data from surveys conducted in four counties of northern China in 1991 and 1994, we compare reproductive behavior against prior fertility preferences and show when and where women change from wanting to not wanting more children. The acceptance of policy-sanctioned family size follows a development gradient and reflects the degree of enforcement. High acceptance occurs in the most urban, industrialized county and in the county with the most rigid family planning policy. Acceptance is weaker among women living in the poorest county and in the county where enforcement is most lenient.

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