How are Time-Dependent Childbearing Intentions Realized? Realization, Postponement, Abandonment, Bringing Forward

European Journal of Population

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 503-523

  Spéder, Zsolt ^a   Kapitány, Balázs ^a  

^a Demographic Research Institute Budapest   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Fertility behavior; Fertility dynamics; Fertility intentions; Generation and gender survey; Hungary; Panel survey; Postponement

Indexed keywords

CHILDBEARING; DECISION MAKING; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FERTILITY; GENDER; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

HUNGARY;

EID: 72949120374     PISSN: 01686577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10680-009-9189-7     Document Type: Article

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