Family size, fertility preferences, and sex ratio in China in the era of the one child family policy: results from national family planning and reproductive health survey
Family size, fertility preferences, and sex ratio in China in the era of the one child family policy: results from national family planning and reproductive health survey
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DOI：
10.1136/bmj.38775.672662.80
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发表时间：
2006-08-19
影响因子：
105.7
通讯作者：
Hesketh, Therese
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作者：
Ding, Qu Jian;Hesketh, Therese
Objectives To examine the impact of one child family policy in China on fertility，preferred family size，and sexyratio.Design Secondary analysis of data from the Chinese cross-sectional national family planning and reproductive health survey，2001.结果共调查39 585名妇女，其中妊娠73 202例，活产56 830例。35岁以上妇女（n = 17 078）的平均生育率为1.94（农村地区为2.1，城市地区为1.4），35岁以下妇女（n = 11 543）的平均生育率为1.73（1.25和1.79）。家庭规模较小与年龄较小、教育水平较高和生活在城市地区有关。男女比例为1.15，从1980- 1989年的1.11上升到1996-2001年的1.23。大多数妇女希望小家庭：35%的人希望一个孩子，57%的人希望两个。结论独生子女政策实施以来，总出生率和家庭规模下降，性别比出现了严重失衡。
Objectives To examine the impact of the one child family policy in China on fertility, preferred family size, and sex ratio.Design Secondary analysis of data from the Chinese cross sectional national family planning and reproductive health survey, 2001. Interviews of representative sample of women aged 15-49.Results Data were obtained from 39 585 women, with a total of 73202 pregnancies and 56 830 live births. The average fertility rate in women over 35 (n = 17 078) was 1.94 (2.1 in rural areas and 1.4 in urban areas) and for women under 35 (n = 11543) 1.73 (1.25 and 1.79). Smaller families were associated with younger age, higher level of education, and living in an urban area. The male to female ratio was 1.15 and rose from 1.11 in 1980-9 to 1.23 for 1996-2001. Most women wanted small families: 35% preferred one child and 57% preferred two.Conclusion Since the one child family policy began, the total birth rate and preferred family size have decreased, and a gross imbalance in the sex ratio has emerged.