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Analytical Family DemographyDo People Have Reproductive Goals? Constructive Preferences and the Discovery of Desired Family Size

Analytical Family Demography: Do People Have Reproductive Goals? Constructive Preferences and the... [The frequency of uncertainty in response to survey questions on fertility expectations is relatively high. This is inconsistent with the classical rational choice model implicit in much demographic research. Whether for this or other reasons, the phenomenon is by and large overlooked. Uncertainty in relation to fertility is, we suggest, genuine rather than the result of faulty measurement or poorly motivated responses. Its relatively high frequency requires that it is accounted for in any theory of fertility decision making.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Analytical Family DemographyDo People Have Reproductive Goals? Constructive Preferences and the Discovery of Desired Family Size

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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2019
ISBN
978-3-319-93226-2
Pages
27 –56
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-93227-9_3
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Abstract

[The frequency of uncertainty in response to survey questions on fertility expectations is relatively high. This is inconsistent with the classical rational choice model implicit in much demographic research. Whether for this or other reasons, the phenomenon is by and large overlooked. Uncertainty in relation to fertility is, we suggest, genuine rather than the result of faulty measurement or poorly motivated responses. Its relatively high frequency requires that it is accounted for in any theory of fertility decision making.]

Published: Sep 13, 2018

Keywords: Fertility intentions; Fertility preferences; Fertility expectations; Desired family size; Ideal family size; Reproductive attitudes; Constructed preferences; Preference construction; Uncertainty; Ambiguity; Ambivalence; Rational choice; Uncertainty

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