The Influence of Wives’ and Husbands’ Fertility Preferences on Progression to Third Parity Births in Nepal, 1997 to 2009

As couples across the globe increasingly exercise conscious control over their reproduction, both spouses’ family-size preferences have the opportunity to influence their fertility. Using couple-level measures of rural Nepalese spouses’ family-size preferences and more than a decade of monthly panel...

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Main Authors:	Jennings, Elyse A., Pierotti, Rachael S.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	en_US
Published:	Taylor and Francis 2016
Subjects:	fertility contraceptive use couple communication parity progression
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24184

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spelling	okr-10986-241842021-05-25T10:54:34Z The Influence of Wives’ and Husbands’ Fertility Preferences on Progression to Third Parity Births in Nepal, 1997 to 2009 Jennings, Elyse A. Pierotti, Rachael S. fertility contraceptive use couple communication parity progression As couples across the globe increasingly exercise conscious control over their reproduction, both spouses’ family-size preferences have the opportunity to influence their fertility. Using couple-level measures of rural Nepalese spouses’ family-size preferences and more than a decade of monthly panel data collected subsequently on fertility outcomes, we investigate how both spouses’ preferences influence progression to a third birth in a country where the widely professed ideal family size is two children. Contrary to expectations based on women's relative disadvantage, we find that it is wives’ preferences that drive couples’ progression to a third birth. We find also that the influence of wives’ preferences is not explained by contraceptive use but that this influence is moderated by couple communication about family planning. Wives’ preferences drive progression to a third birth among couples who had discussed how many children to have. 2016-05-02T18:40:10Z 2016-05-02T18:40:10Z 2016-03-03 Journal Article Population Studies 0032-4728 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24184 en_US CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Taylor and Francis Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research South Asia Nepal
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description	As couples across the globe increasingly exercise conscious control over their reproduction, both spouses’ family-size preferences have the opportunity to influence their fertility. Using couple-level measures of rural Nepalese spouses’ family-size preferences and more than a decade of monthly panel data collected subsequently on fertility outcomes, we investigate how both spouses’ preferences influence progression to a third birth in a country where the widely professed ideal family size is two children. Contrary to expectations based on women's relative disadvantage, we find that it is wives’ preferences that drive couples’ progression to a third birth. We find also that the influence of wives’ preferences is not explained by contraceptive use but that this influence is moderated by couple communication about family planning. Wives’ preferences drive progression to a third birth among couples who had discussed how many children to have.
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author	Jennings, Elyse A. Pierotti, Rachael S.
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title	The Influence of Wives’ and Husbands’ Fertility Preferences on Progression to Third Parity Births in Nepal, 1997 to 2009
title_short	The Influence of Wives’ and Husbands’ Fertility Preferences on Progression to Third Parity Births in Nepal, 1997 to 2009
title_full	The Influence of Wives’ and Husbands’ Fertility Preferences on Progression to Third Parity Births in Nepal, 1997 to 2009
title_fullStr	The Influence of Wives’ and Husbands’ Fertility Preferences on Progression to Third Parity Births in Nepal, 1997 to 2009
title_full_unstemmed	The Influence of Wives’ and Husbands’ Fertility Preferences on Progression to Third Parity Births in Nepal, 1997 to 2009
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The Influence of Wives’ and Husbands’ Fertility Preferences on Progression to Third Parity Births in Nepal, 1997 to 2009

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