Universität zu Köln

Karabchuk, Tatiana ORCID: 0000-0001-5794-0421, Duelmer, Hermann ORCID: 0000-0001-6292-1639 and Gatskova, Kseniia (2022). Fertility attitudes of highly educated youth: A factorial survey. J. Marriage Fam., 84 (1). S. 32 - 53. HOBOKEN: WILEY. ISSN 1741-3737

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Abstract

Objective This study used factorial survey data from five countries to assess the factors that shape young adults' attitudes toward the ideal number of children for described couples. Background Continuously low fertility rates in many Asian and European countries generate an interest in understanding the fertility attitudes of young adults-and the implications for family policies. Method The causal impact of socioeconomic and cultural factors on the ideal number of children for couples described in the vignettes was tested using a factorial survey experiment (vignette analysis). Data were collected from Germany, Japan, Russia, Ukraine, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to represent five different contexts each with different economies, political regimes, cultural and religious backgrounds, and population structures. Seven vignette-level and four respondent-level factors were assumed to affect the conditional ideal number of children. Results The strongest predictors of the higher ideal number of children for couples described in the vignettes were income, availability of childcare, and husband's full employment. The highest average ideal number of children for described couples was observed in the UAE (2.8 children), followed by Germany (1.6 children), Ukraine and Russia (1.3 children), and Japan (1.2 children). Conclusion The existing gap between public attitudes and fertility behaviors could be addressed by child-friendly policies which allow a better reconciliation of work and family life.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Karabchuk, Tatiana UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-5794-0421 UNSPECIFIED Duelmer, Hermann UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-6292-1639 UNSPECIFIED Gatskova, Kseniia UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-583230
DOI:	10.1111/jomf.12790
Journal or Publication Title:	J. Marriage Fam.
Volume:	84
Number:	1
Page Range:	S. 32 - 53
Date:	2022
Publisher:	WILEY
Place of Publication:	HOBOKEN
ISSN:	1741-3737
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language CHILD-CARE AVAILABILITY; EASTERN-EUROPE; GENDER EQUITY; FAMILY-SIZE; INTENTIONS; WOMEN; BEHAVIOR; POLICY; PERCEPTIONS; TRANSITION Multiple languages Family Studies; Sociology Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/58323