Dynamics of women's marriage and fertility in Beijing
Ren Kou Yan Jiu 1983(1): 33-42
1983
ISSN/ISBN: 1000-6087 PMID: 12312936 Document Number: 426849
Based upon the survey on fertility and marriage conducted by Beijing Municipal Committee on Family Planning and the Population Research Institute of the Chinese People's University, some basic findings can be summarized as follows: 1) the average age for the 1st marriage and fertility has increased gradually. This shows that delayed marriage has been accepted. 2) The average fertility rate has gradually been reduced and this is related to the governmental birth control policy. 3) The period of fertility for women has been shortened, and the total births each year are being reduced gradually. 4) The higher the cultural level, the lower the fertility. There is a close relationship between fertility and the cultural level. 5) The households with a higher economic level in agriculture normally have fewer children, but in large cities, the situation is not so clear. 6) The number of single-child households is getting increasingly higher, and numerous children households are decreasing. This situation is more obvious in the cities than the countryside. 7) The infant mortality rate has declined sharply, and at the same time, the infertility rate for women has also gradually declined. 8) Birth control measures have been taken by numerous women in the past. Many women, however, still do not know about birth control measures, and some of them do not even think about birth control problem. This situation shows there is a need for ideological education in birth control.