Housework share and fertility preference in four East Asian countries in 2006 and 2012
Housework share and fertility preference in four East Asian countries in 2006 and 2012
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DOI：
10.4054/demres.2019.41.35
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发表时间：
2019-10
影响因子：
2.1
通讯作者：
M. Kan;E. Hertog;Kamila Kolpashnikova
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作者：
M. Kan;E. Hertog;Kamila Kolpashnikova
背景资料：以前的研究表明，丈夫参与家务与女性和男性的生育选择呈正相关。我们使用东亚四个国家的数据来检验这种关联。目的：本文考察了2006年至2012年期间中国、日本、韩国和台湾地区的性别平等分担家务与生育意愿之间的正相关是否有所加强。方法：我们协调两个数据集，2006年东亚社会调查和2012年国际社会调查计划。我们采用OLS和有序logit模型估计来检验丈夫的家务劳动参与和理想的孩子数量之间的关联。结果：在2006年和2012年，丈夫参与家务劳动与自己和伴侣的生育意愿在2006年和2012年。2006年至2012年期间，国内劳动分工与生育率之间的关系没有变化。结论：结果证实了我们先前的研究结果表明，在东亚地区，一个更加性别平等的国内劳动分工与该地区更高的生育意愿有关。性别革命框架为2006年至2012年东亚生育率趋势提供了一个合理的解释。调查结果表明，性别革命的步伐停滞不前。贡献：本文概述了本期特刊撰稿人所强调的趋势。这也是第一份研究东亚四个国家国内劳动分工和生育偏好随时间演变的文件。
Background: Previous research suggested that husbands’ participation in housework is positively associated with fertility choices for both women and men. We tested this association by using data of four East Asian countries. Objective: This paper examines whether the positive association between gender-equal sharing of housework participation and fertility intention in China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan has strengthened between 2006 and 2012. Methods: We harmonize two datasets, the 2006 East Asian Social Survey and the 2012 International Social Survey Programme. We employ OLS and ordered logit models estimators to test the association between husband’s housework participation and the ideal number of children. Results: In both 2006 and 2012, husband’s participation in housework is associated with both own and partner’s fertility intentions in 2006 and 2012. The association between the domestic division of labour and fertility has not changed between 2006 and 2012. Conclusions: Corroborating the findings of our earlier paper the results suggest that a more gender-equal domestic division of labour in East Asia is associated with higher fertility intentions in this region. The gender revolution framework offers a plausible explanation for the East Asian fertility trends between 2006 and 2012. The findings suggest that there is a stall in the pace of the gender revolution. Contribution: This paper provides a summary of the trends highlighted by the contributors to this special issue. This is also the first paper to look at the evolution of domestic division of labour and fertility preferences in four East Asian countries over time.