title: The assessment of selected factors influencing intent to get pregnant in the Greater Poland Region.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Nowadays, people decide to have a baby by first analysing their financial situation. Tradition is no longer a factor which determines the decision whether or not to have a baby. A prognosis of the Polish Central Statistical Office (GUS) shows that the population of Poland will fall from 38 to 36 million by 2035. The aim of this study is to assess the procreation behaviour of women in Greater Poland Region.
  
  
  METHODS
  For the research purpose, 3,120 women of reproductive age were examined by using an author designed questionnaire and a synthetic Family Financial Standard Index.
  
  
  RESULTS
  74.6% of the respondents lived in an urban area, 25.4% of women come from a rural area. 49% of examined women did not want to have a bigger family, 45% would like to have another child. Analysis of the reasons why women did not want to have another baby revealed that predominance of the financial factor - 67%, living conditions - 18.4% and health- 13.2%. Only 11.9% of the women declared their high financial status, 4.8% of families received family allowance from the government; 88.4% of the examined families did not receive any social benefits. Bad housing situation was declared by 5% of the respondents, 26.7% of the interviewees lived with family members, i.e. parents or grandparents. Analysis of the data concerning religious bonds showed that 67.6% of women declared their indifference to religion.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The economic factor was an important reason limiting procreation. The bad situation on the real estate market combined with an insufficient range of social welfare led to a decrease in the birth-rate in the Greater Poland region. The impact of religion on family planning was less important. The influence of the analysed socio-economic factors on family planning was similar in rural and urban areas.
authors: Mother and Child Health Department, K. Marcinkowski University of Medical Science, Poznań, Poland.
authors: Małgorzata
authors: M
authors: Wojciechowska
authors: Physiology Department, K. Marcinkowski University of Medical Science, Poznań, Poland.
authors: Hanna
authors: H
authors: Krauss
authors: Department and Clinic of Internal Diseases, Metabolic Disorders and Hypertension, K. Marcinkowski University of Medical Science, Poznań, Poland.
authors: Paweł
authors: P
authors: Bogdański
authors: Physiology Department, K. Marcinkowski University of Medical Science, Poznań, Poland.
authors: Kinga
authors: K
authors: Mikrut
authors: Physiology Department, K. Marcinkowski University of Medical Science, Poznań, Poland.
authors: Zuzanna
authors: Z
authors: Chęcińska
authors: Department and Clinic of Internal Diseases, Metabolic Disorders and Hypertension, K. Marcinkowski University of Medical Science, Poznań, Poland.
authors: Monika
authors: M
authors: Szulińska
authors: Department of Allergology and Environmental Hazards, Institute of Rural Health, Lublin, Poland.
authors: Jacek
authors: J
authors: Piątek
authors: Mother and Child Health Department, K. Marcinkowski University of Medical Science, Poznań, Poland.
authors: Beata
authors: B
authors: Pięta
authors: Physiology Department, K. Marcinkowski University of Medical Science, Poznań, Poland.
authors: Przemysław
authors: P
authors: Sosnowski
authors: Department of Allergology and Environmental Hazards, Institute of Rural Health, Lublin, Poland.
authors: Wioletta
authors: W
authors: Żukiewicz-Sobczak
authors: Physiology Department, K. Marcinkowski University of Medical Science, Poznań, Poland.
authors: Justyna
authors: J
authors: Kupsz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D008875:Middle Aged; D011044:Poland; D011247:Pregnancy; D012424:Rural Population; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult