title: A policy-oriented analysis of fertility behaviors and attitudes in Japan.
abstract: "This study aims to assess the potential effects and the potential targets of possible pronatalistic family policies in Japan."  The author considers the impact on family size of income, wife's employment status, home ownership and indebtedness, and living in the parental home. (SUMMARY IN JPN)
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kojima
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004651:Employment; D005191:Family Characteristics; D016656:Family Planning Policy; D005202:Asia, Eastern; D005843:Geography; D006798:Housing; D007182:Income; D007564:Japan; D011153:Population; D011640:Public Policy; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Asia; Developed Countries; Eastern Asia; Economic Factors; Employment Status--women; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Size--determinants; Geographic Factors; Housing; Income; Japan; Living Arrangements; Policy; Population; Population Policy; Pronatalist Policy; Residence Characteristics; Social Policy; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Spatial Distribution