Fertility differentials in Korea
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1982
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Son, Hong
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The data subset obtained from the Korean National
Fertility Survey (KNFS), conducted in 1974 as a part of
the World Fertility Survey,is analyzed to examine the
extent of fertility differentials by socio-economic
background and to explain the observed fertility differentials
with regard to birth control methods. The
indicator of fertility used in this study is the
average number of children ever born for 5430 currently
married women aged 14-49 who are still in their first
marriage at the time of the survey. The selected socioeconomic
variables are current residence, level of education,
religion, occupation of husband, and economic
s tatus.
It is found that among these five socio-economic
variables the fertility differentials by urban-rural
residence and educational attainment are more substantial
than the other socio-economic variables, and
family planning is more important in determining
fertility than induced abortion. The study also shows
that both urbanization and educational development,
as a result of economic development, contribute to a
sizable part of the total decline in fertility in Korea.
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