Reproductive preferences and fertility trends in post-transition Thailand

Studies in Family Planning

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 307-318

  Knodel, John ^a   Ruffolo, Vipan Prachuabmoh ^b   Ratanalangkarn, Pakamas ^c   Wongboonsin, Kua ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c National Statistical Office   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FAMILY SIZE; FAMILY SIZE PREFERENCE; FERTILITY DECLINE; FERTILITY TRANSITION; FERTILITY TRENDS; POPULATION FERTILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIA; BEHAVIOR; BIRTH RATE; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD; FAMILY PLANNING; FAMILY SIZE; FAMILY SIZE, DESIRED--CHANGES; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILITY DECLINE; FERTILITY MEASUREMENTS; FERTILITY PREFERENCES--CHANGES; FERTILITY SURVEYS; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; POLICY; POPULATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION POLICY; POPULATION SIZE; PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS; SEX; SEX PREFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTHEASTERN ASIA; STATISTICS; THAILAND; VALUE ORIENTATION; ZERO POPULATION GROWTH;

ASIA; BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY PLANNING POLICY; FAMILY SIZE; FAMILY SIZE, DESIRED--CHANGES; FERTILITY; FERTILITY DECLINE; FERTILITY MEASUREMENTS; FERTILITY PREFERENCES--CHANGES; FERTILITY SURVEYS; POLICY; POPULATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION POLICY; POPULATION SIZE; PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS; SEX PREFERENCE; SOCIAL POLICY; SOUTHEASTERN ASIA; THAILAND; VALUE ORIENTATION; ZERO POPULATION GROWTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH RATE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH TRANSITION; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX; SOCIAL VALUES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; THAILAND;

THAILAND;

EID: 0030291886     PISSN: 00393665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2138026     Document Type: Review

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