The stability of long-term birth expectations, 1982-1985
Van De Giessen, G.J.
Maandstatistiek van de Bevolking 35(11): 20-29
1987
ISSN/ISBN: 0168-6240 PMID: 12341514 Document Number: 350681
Changes in expected number of births in the Netherlands are examined using data from the 1982 Netherlands Fertility Survey and a follow-up survey conducted in 1985. "On the 'yes', 'no', 'don't know' level, the answers of four out of every five respondents were identical in 1982 and 1985. On the level of an exact number of additional children this was three out of five. The expectation not to have any (more) children turned out to be stable for 87% of the respondents; the expectation to have one or more (additional) children for 84%. On an aggregate level there were minimal changes in the average expected number of additional children." (SUMMARY IN ENG)