Publication details
Jednodětnost v českých rodinách (kdo jsou ti, kdo mají nebo plánují pouze jedno dítě)
| Title in English | One-child families in the Czech Republic. Who are the people who have or plan just one child |
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| Year of publication | 2007 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Sociologický časopis/Czech Sociological Review |
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| Field | Sociology, demography |
| Keywords | one-child family; fertility intentions; expected fertility; reproductive behaviour |
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| Description | The present article tackles the phenomenon of one-child family in the Czech Republic. The authors try to answer the question whether it is possible to expect that a significant proportion of the Czech fertility intentions will be fulfilled by conceiving and giving birth to an only child. Can it be assumed that the one-child families will be a significant phenomenon in the Czech society in the years to come? To answer the questions the authors used two different datasets in the analysis. The articel includes a description of socio-demographic characteristics of people who ahve or intend to have just one child. Then they proceed to present some of the covariates that determine whether people have or intent to have one child in comparison with those who have other fertility intentions. Some of the findings indicate that it is likely that about 20-25% of women who finish their reproductive period within the next two decades will have only one child. The results show that being an only child increases the chances of intending to and having only one child. The opposite effect can be noticed when the place of residence is considered - living in small towns and rural areas may have a negative influence on the decision to have only one child. |
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