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KMID : 1001320190460020085
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Social Welfare Policy
2019 Volume.46 No. 2 p.85 ~ p.115
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Association between Birth Plans and Subsequent Birth Behavior and Its Implications
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Woo Hae-Bong
Chang In-Su
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Abstract
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Recent research on ‘fertility gap’ emphasizes that understanding the relationship between birth plans and subsequent birth outcomes is crucial in enhancing the effectiveness of policy intervention. Using the Korean Longitudinal Survey of Women & Family (KLoWF), this study explores the relationship between birth plans and behavior and its implications. The data indicate that respondents’ demographic characteristics, such as age and parity, play a key role in birth plans and subsequent birth outcomes. Despite delayed fertility timing, substantial portion of women whose fertility intention was uncertain at the baseline also give subsequent birth outcomes through marriage. This study also finds that women with higher age at marriage are more likely to plan to have additional childbearing but that the chances of realizing their birth intention tend to be lower, compared to those women whose age at marriage is lower.
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KEYWORD
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low fertility, birth plan, birth behavior, uncertainty
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