The Netherlands: Childbearing within the context of a "Poldermodel" society
The Netherlands: Childbearing within the context of a "Poldermodel" society
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DOI：
10.4054/demres.2008.19.21
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发表时间：
2008-07-01
影响因子：
2.1
通讯作者：
van Duin, Coen
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作者：
Fokkema, Tineke;de Valk, Helga;van Duin, Coen
与所有其他欧洲国家一样，荷兰的总生育率和延迟生育都出现了相当大的下降。然而，生育率的下降并不像欧洲许多其他地区那样剧烈。自20世纪70年代末以来，荷兰的总生育率一直稳定在每名妇女生育1.6个孩子左右，自1995年以来甚至略有上升。此外，尽管荷兰是第一次生育年龄最大的国家之一，但与其他欧洲国家相比，荷兰的完全生育率仍然相当高，这表明30多岁女性的生育数量正在“迎头赶上”。本章全面概述了荷兰具体生育率趋势背后的主要驱动力。除其他因素外，该报告还关注了离家和组建婚姻模式的变化、伴侣关系稳定性的下降以及避孕措施的可接受性和使用程度的提高。本章还探讨了教育时间延长、女性劳动力参与率上升、经济不确定性、流动人口增加和家庭政策等问题。数据允许，并在可能的程度上，我们检查这些因素对决策的影响关于父母和生育的时间。
The Netherlands has seen a considerable decline of the period total fertility rate and delayed childbearing, just like all other European countries. The drop in fertility, however, has not been as sharp as in many other regions of Europe. The period total fertility rate in the Netherlands has stabilized since the late 1970s at around 1.6 children per woman, and it has even risen slightly since 1995. In addition, although the Netherlands has one of the oldest first-time mothers, completed fertility is still rather high compared to other European countries, suggesting a strong "catching up" of births by women in their thirties. This chapter provides a comprehensive overview of the main driving forces behind specific fertility trends in the Netherlands. Among other factors, it focuses on changing patterns of home leaving and union formation, declining partnership stability, and the growing acceptability and use of contraception. The chapter also looks at prolonged education, rising labor-force participation of women, economic uncertainties, the growing migrant population, and family policies. Data allowing, and to the extent possible, we examine the effects of these factors on decision-making about parenthood and the timing of childbearing.