title: Socioeconomic determinants of fertility in China:  a microeconometric analysis.
abstract: "This paper reports the first set of estimates of the socioeconomic determinants of fertility in China using micro-data available from China's 1985 In-Depth Fertility Survey.  Based on existing microeconomic theories of fertility, an econometric model was specified and estimated.  The results indicate that even after age, marriage duration and child mortality are taken into account, education level of the woman, occupational status of the husband, the place of former and current residence, sex preference for boys, durable goods ownership, and family structure affect fertility."
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D001208:Asia; D001519:Behavior; D002681:China; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004522:Educational Status; D004651:Employment; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005202:Asia, Eastern; D005298:Fertility; D005843:Geography; D007226:Infant Mortality; D008393:Marriage; D018803:Models, Economic; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009026:Mortality; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011584:Psychology; D012106:Research; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012723:Sex; D012923:Social Class; D012945:Social Values; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013223:Statistics as Topic
keywords: Age Factors; Asia; Behavior; Child Mortality; China; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Eastern Asia; Economic Factors; Economic Model; Educational Status--women; Employment Status; Estimation Technics; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Fertility--determinants; Geographic Factors; Intermediate Variables; Marriage; Marriage Duration; Models, Theoretical; Mortality; Nuptiality; Occupational Status--men; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Psychological Factors; Research Methodology; Residence Characteristics; Sex Preference; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Spatial Distribution; Value Orientation