Male Fertility Patterns and Determinants (eBook)

Li Zhang (Autor)

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2010 | 2011
XX, 208 Seiten
Springer Netherland (Verlag)
978-90-481-8939-7 (ISBN)

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This book discusses the biological, methodological and sociological issues that have caused men to be overlooked in demographic and sociological literature of fertility. It explores the patterns and determinants of male fertility and studies male fertility rates as compared to those of females in 43 countries and places, over time. Data used in the aggregate level analysis come from multiple sources, including the 2001 United Nations Demographic Yearbook, the 1964 to 2004 Taiwan-Fukien Demographic Yearbooks, and National Statistics Reports by the Statistics Bureau of Republic of China. To explore male fertility determinants, the book analyzes individual data from the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) in the United States. The findings presented here demonstrate that male fertility differs from female fertility in both rates and determinants, which suggests that female fertility cannot fully represent human fertility.

Inhalt

Preface 7
Acknowledgments 10
Contents 12
List of Figures 16
List of Tables 18
Part I Introduction 20
1 Introduction and Overview 21
1.1 Why Are Men Ignored in Fertility Studies 22
1.2 Male Fertility: An Important Component of Fertility Studies 24
1.3 A Growing Body of Literature on Male Fertility 25
1.4 Objectives and Structure of the Book 26
References 27
2 Review of Male Fertility Literature 29
2.1 Mens Participation in Fertility Decision-Making and Family Planning 29
2.2 Comparative Analyses of Male and Female Fertility Patterns and Determinants 31
2.3 Modeling Male Fertility and Constructing Two-Sex Models 33
2.4 An Evaluation of Prior Literature 34
2.5 Summary 38
References 39
3 Data and Methods 42
3.1 Data 42
3.1.1 The United Nations Demographic Yearbook 42
3.1.2 The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) 44
3.1.3 The World Fertility Surveys (WFS) 44
3.1.4 The National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) Cycle 6 45
3.1.5 Other U.S. Surveys Containing Male Fertility Information 45
3.2 Taiwan-Fukien Demographic Fact Book 45
3.3 The Quality of Male Fertility Data 46
3.4 Statistical Methods 49
3.4.1 Descriptive Analysis and Ordinary Least Square (OLS) Regression 50
3.4.2 The Poisson Regression Models 50
3.4.3 Sample Weights and Survey Commands Using Stata 51
3.5 Summary 52
References 53
Part II Male and Female Fertility Differentials in Rates 55
4 A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Male and Female Fertility in 43 Countries and Places, 1990-1998 56
4.1 Research Background 57
4.2 Data 58
4.3 Measures 58
4.4 Results 59
4.4.1 Male and Female TFRs 59
4.4.2 Male and Female ASFRs 63
4.5 Conclusion and Discussion 67
References 71
5 Male and Female Fertility in Taiwan: Trends and Transitions, 1975-2004 72
5.1 Study Objectives 72
5.2 Data, Measures and Methods 73
5.3 Results 73
5.3.1 Male and Female Fertility Trends and Transitions, 1975--2004 74
5.3.2 Male and Female ASFRs in Taiwan, 1949--2002 77
5.3.3 Male and Female Fertility Differentials by Educational Attainment, 1974--2002 79
5.3.4 Male Fertility in Counties and Cities of Taiwan, 2002 85
5.4 Discussion and Summary 92
References 93
Part III Male and Female Fertility Differentials in Determinants 95
6 Demographic, Socioeconomic Characteristics, and Male and Female Fertiltiy 96
6.1 Linking Demographic Characteristics to Fertility 96
6.2 Previous Literature on Socioeconomic Characteristics and Fertility 99
6.3 Data, Measures and Methods 102
6.4 Results 107
6.4.1 Descriptive Statistics 107
6.4.2 Demographic Characteristics and Fertility Differentials by Gender 111
6.5 Socioeconomic Characteristics and Fertility Differentials by Gender 117
6.6 Conclusion and Discussion 123
References 127
7 Religion, Religiosity and Male and Female Fertility 130
7.1 Theories on Religion and Fertility 131
7.2 Research Hypotheses 132
7.3 Data, Methods and Variables 135
7.4 Results 136
7.4.1 Descriptive Results 137
7.4.2 Statistical Methods and Results 143
7.5 Conclusion and Discussion 147
References 152
8 The Influence of Cohabitation on Male and Female Fertility 155
8.1 Linking Cohabitation and Female Childbearing 155
8.2 Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Relationship of Cohabitation and Fertility 156
8.3 Socioeconomic Status, Family-Background Characteristics, and Nonmarital Fertility 157
8.4 The Proximate Determinants, Cohabitation and Fertility 158
8.5 Data, Variables and Methods 159
8.6 Results 161
8.6.1 Descriptive Results 161
8.6.2 Poisson Regression Results 169
8.7 Conclusion and Discussion 182
References 186
9 Cultural Inheritance and Male and Female Fertility 189
9.1 Theories and Hypotheses 190
9.2 Data, Variables and Methods 191
9.3 Results 197
9.3.1 Descriptive Results 197
9.3.2 The Poisson Regression Results 199
9.4 Conclusion and Discussion 200
References 203
10 Conclusion 205
10.1 Summary of Findings 206
10.1.1 Male and Female Fertility Differentials in Rates 206
10.1.2 Male and Female Fertility Differentials in Determinants 207
10.2 Implications 209
10.3 Underreporting Births by Younger Men 210
10.4 Future Prospects 211
References 212
Index 214

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 19.11.2010
• Reihe/Serie: The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis
• Reihe/Serie: The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis
• Zusatzinfo: XX, 208 p.
• Verlagsort: Dordrecht
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Urologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Empirische Sozialforschung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
• Schlagworte: Demographic and Health Surveys • Demography • Family planning • Fertility studies • Gender • Male and female fertility • National Survey of Family Growth • Social Sciences • Taiwan-Fukien Demographic Fact Book • UN Demographic Yearbook • World Fertility S • World Fertility Surveys
• ISBN-10: 90-481-8939-X / 904818939X
• ISBN-13: 978-90-481-8939-7 / 9789048189397