title: [Fertility goals among students at the University of Sherbrooke].
abstract: This paper describes intentions in the matters of fertility expressed by 900 first-year students surveyed at the University of Sherbrooke in Canada. The study seeks to ascertain links between  certain attitudes, perceptions, or personal situations and the desired number of children. The desired number of children is shown to be strongly influenced by attitudes regarding marriage and by the importance placed on family life. Other variables which also have a significant impact on projected lifetime fertility, albeit to a lesser degree, include: the perception of the role of housewives, the importance granted to the stability of family income, and the number of siblings among members of the surveyed group. However, one surprising result is that the average desired number of children is 2.45. Given the high level of education of the sample, this appears to be quite a high figure.
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D001290:Attitude; D001519:Behavior; D002170:Canada; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004493:Education; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005298:Fertility; D009656:North America; D010465:Perception; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011584:Psychology; D012106:Research; D012574:Schools; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013334:Students; D014495:Universities
keywords: Americas; Attitude; Behavior; Canada; Correlation Studies; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Education; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Size; Family Size, Desired--determinants; Fertility; Fertility Preferences--determinants; North America; Northern America; Perception; Population; Population Dynamics; Psychological Factors; Research Methodology; Schools; Socioeconomic Factors; Statistical Studies; Students; Studies; Universities
vernacular_title: Les aspirations de fecondite des etudiants et etudiantes de l'Universite de Sherbrooke.