Unpacking the differential impact of family planning policies in China: Analysis of parity progression ratios from retrospective birth history data, 1971-2005

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2018, Pages 770-799

  Qin, Min ^a,b   Falkingham, Jane ^a   Padmadas, Sabu S ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b China Population and Development Research Center   (China)

^c Population Poverty and Policy   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; MALE; PARITY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC POLICY; REPRODUCTIVE HISTORY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHINA; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FAMILY PLANNING POLICY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC POLICY; REPRODUCTIVE HISTORY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85041345287     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002193201700061X     Document Type: Article

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