title: The impact on fertility of contraceptive failure in China in the 1980s.
abstract: Contraceptive failure was an important determinant of fertility in China in the 1980s. Based on the data from the China Two-per-Thousand Fertility Survey, this study shows that about 7% of the general fertility rate of currently married women aged 15-49 for a 12-month period is attributed to contraceptive failure, mainly due to the high failure rate associated with IUD use. A number of demographic characteristics are associated with contraceptive use, and with contraceptive failure and its outcome. Relevant socioeconomic differentials are also identified.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Statistics, University of Southampton.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Diamond
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002681:China; D003268:Contraception Behavior; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D006801:Humans; D007434:Intrauterine Devices; D008875:Middle Aged