Family structure and and fertility behavior in Taiwan |
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Authors: | Peter S K Chi Ping-Lung Hsin |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Consumer Economics and Housing, College of Human Ecology, Cornell University of Ithaca, New York, USA;(2) Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research, The Third Institute Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan;(3) Department of Consumer Economics and Housing, College of Human Ecology, Cornell University, 14853-4401 Ithaca, NY, USA |
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Abstract: | The present analysis is based on the 1990 Taiwan Human Resources Survey to study the relationships between family structure, women's complete fertility and birth spacing. Imputed family size, as measured by either the ideal number of children expressed by a married woman or the number of actual surviving children whichever is larger, is used as a proxy of a woman's complete fertility. The results indicate a majority of married couples in Taiwan begin married life living with the husband's parents and later move out to establish a nuclear unit. This limited experience in the extended family exerts an upward pressure on imputed family size even when other relevant variables are statistically controlled. Further, the effect of living with the husband's parents on shorter duration of birth spacing is only limited to the time when the parents provide free child- care for married couples. |
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Keywords: | Family structure Complete fertility Birth spacing Imputed family size Taiwan |
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