title: The value and cost of children.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Espenshade
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D001208:Asia; D001210:Asia, Southeastern; D001290:Attitude; D002648:Child; D003268:Contraception Behavior; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004493:Education; D005006:Ethnicity; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005202:Asia, Eastern; D005298:Fertility; D006254:Hawaii; D007564:Japan; D007723:Korea; D009656:North America; D010298:Parity; D010679:Philippines; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012723:Sex; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013785:Thailand; D014481:United States; D014505:Urban Population
keywords: Age Factors; Asia; Attitude; Child Worth; Comparative Studies; Contraceptive Usage; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Eastern Asia; Economic Factors; Education; Ethnic Groups; Evaluation; Evaluation Report; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Planning; Family Size; Fertility; Hawaii; Japan; Korea, Republic Of; Microeconomic Factors; North America; Parity; Philippines; Population; Population Dynamics; Reproductive Behavior; Sex Preference; Socioeconomic Factors; Southeastern Asia; Southern Asia; Thailand; United States; Urban Population