Going Beyond the First Child : Analysis of Russian Mothers' Desired and Actual Fertility Patterns
The Russian Federation's population has been declining since 1992, but recently the decline appears to be over. Although fertility has risen since the 2007 introduction of the family policy package, which focused on stimulating second and high...
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IDEAL FAMILY SIZE BIRTH UNITED NATIONS POPULATION DIVISION CAREGIVERS FERTILITY BEHAVIOR HOUSE WORKING-AGE POPULATION DEATHS FIRST CHILD PARTNER FERTILITY DETERMINANTS DYING LABOR FORCE MOTHERS REPLACEMENT LEVEL FERTILITY PATTERNS HEALTH CARE DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS GENDER EQUITY BIOLOGICAL CHILDREN HEALTH POLICY DISCUSSIONS BIRTH ORDER WILL FERTILITY TRENDS VULNERABILITY GENDER BIAS SINGLE MOTHERS EFFECTIVE POLICIES LIFE EXPECTANCY EQUAL WORK HOME TOTAL FERTILITY RATES LABOR MARKET MATERNITY LEAVE FAMILY POLICIES TRAINING GENDER STEREOTYPES TOTAL FERTILITY RATE FERTILITY RATES POPULATION DIVISION FAMILY SIZE BABY FERTILITY DECLINES AGING FERTILITY RATE BIRTH RATES EU HOUSEHOLD INCOME MALE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FAMILY POLICY SOCIAL SECURITY LARGER FAMILIES LESS EDUCATED PEERS CHILD CARE FERTILITY PREFERENCES RESPECT FERTILITY LEVELS EDUCATED WOMEN PROGRESS UNEMPLOYMENT HUMAN CAPITAL POLICIES AGED WOMAN FAMILY AGE POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER GENDER POLICY MAKERS FATHERS BIRTHS MARRIED COUPLES REPRODUCTIVE INTENTIONS DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE AGE GROUPS LABOUR MARKET PUBLIC AWARENESS FAMILY PLANNING REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR ENHANCING WOMEN POPULATION RESEARCH IMPACT ON FERTILITY MOTHER YOUNG CHILDREN CHILDLESSNESS CHILDBEARING POLICY REPRODUCTIVE AGE DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS SOCIAL POLICIES SEX FIRST BIRTH PARENTS PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN CHILDREN CHILD NUMBER OF BIRTHS NUMBER OF CHILDREN PARTNERS MEN NATIONAL COUNCIL POPULATION MARITAL STATUS MARRIED WOMEN POLICY RESEARCH LOW FERTILITY FERTILITY FAMILIES MOTHERHOOD WOMEN FERTILITY DECLINE IMPORTANT POLICY HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS FEMALE TERTIARY EDUCATION DECLINE IN FERTILITY BENEFITS DEVELOPMENT POLICY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT |
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IDEAL FAMILY SIZE BIRTH UNITED NATIONS POPULATION DIVISION CAREGIVERS FERTILITY BEHAVIOR HOUSE WORKING-AGE POPULATION DEATHS FIRST CHILD PARTNER FERTILITY DETERMINANTS DYING LABOR FORCE MOTHERS REPLACEMENT LEVEL FERTILITY PATTERNS HEALTH CARE DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS GENDER EQUITY BIOLOGICAL CHILDREN HEALTH POLICY DISCUSSIONS BIRTH ORDER WILL FERTILITY TRENDS VULNERABILITY GENDER BIAS SINGLE MOTHERS EFFECTIVE POLICIES LIFE EXPECTANCY EQUAL WORK HOME TOTAL FERTILITY RATES LABOR MARKET MATERNITY LEAVE FAMILY POLICIES TRAINING GENDER STEREOTYPES TOTAL FERTILITY RATE FERTILITY RATES POPULATION DIVISION FAMILY SIZE BABY FERTILITY DECLINES AGING FERTILITY RATE BIRTH RATES EU HOUSEHOLD INCOME MALE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FAMILY POLICY SOCIAL SECURITY LARGER FAMILIES LESS EDUCATED PEERS CHILD CARE FERTILITY PREFERENCES RESPECT FERTILITY LEVELS EDUCATED WOMEN PROGRESS UNEMPLOYMENT HUMAN CAPITAL POLICIES AGED WOMAN FAMILY AGE POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER GENDER POLICY MAKERS FATHERS BIRTHS MARRIED COUPLES REPRODUCTIVE INTENTIONS DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE AGE GROUPS LABOUR MARKET PUBLIC AWARENESS FAMILY PLANNING REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR ENHANCING WOMEN POPULATION RESEARCH IMPACT ON FERTILITY MOTHER YOUNG CHILDREN CHILDLESSNESS CHILDBEARING POLICY REPRODUCTIVE AGE DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS SOCIAL POLICIES SEX FIRST BIRTH PARENTS PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN CHILDREN CHILD NUMBER OF BIRTHS NUMBER OF CHILDREN PARTNERS MEN NATIONAL COUNCIL POPULATION MARITAL STATUS MARRIED WOMEN POLICY RESEARCH LOW FERTILITY FERTILITY FAMILIES MOTHERHOOD WOMEN FERTILITY DECLINE IMPORTANT POLICY HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS FEMALE TERTIARY EDUCATION DECLINE IN FERTILITY BENEFITS DEVELOPMENT POLICY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Levin, Victoria Besedina, Elena Aritomi, Tami Going Beyond the First Child : Analysis of Russian Mothers' Desired and Actual Fertility Patterns |
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The Russian Federation's population
has been declining since 1992, but recently the decline
appears to be over. Although fertility has risen since the
2007 introduction of the family policy package, which
focused on stimulating second and higher-order births, total
fertility rates still remain significantly below replacement
rate. Unlike some Western European countries, low overall
fertility in Russia can be explained predominantly by a high
prevalence of one-child families, despite the two-child
ideal family size reported by the majority of Russians. This
paper examines the correlates of Russian first-time
mothers' desire and decision to have a second child.
Using the 2004–12 waves of the Russia Longitudinal
Monitoring Survey, the study focuses on the
motherhood-career trade-off as a potential obstacle to
higher fertility in Russia. The preliminary results indicate
that among Russian first-time mothers, being in stable
employment is positively associated with the likelihood of
having a second child. Moreover, the desire to have a second
child is positively associated with the first child
attending formal childcare, which suggests that the
availability, affordability, and quality of such childcare
can be important for promoting fertility. These results are
broadly consistent with previous studies in other European
countries that indicate that the ability of mothers to
combine work and family has important implications for
fertility, and that pro-natalist policies focusing on
childcare accessibility can offer the greatest payoffs. In
addition to these factors, better housing conditions, being
married, having an older child, and having a first-born boy
are also positively associated with having a second child. |
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Levin, Victoria Besedina, Elena Aritomi, Tami |
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Levin, Victoria Besedina, Elena Aritomi, Tami |
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Levin, Victoria |
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Going Beyond the First Child : Analysis of Russian Mothers' Desired and Actual Fertility Patterns |
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Going Beyond the First Child : Analysis of Russian Mothers' Desired and Actual Fertility Patterns |
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Going Beyond the First Child : Analysis of Russian Mothers' Desired and Actual Fertility Patterns |
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Going Beyond the First Child : Analysis of Russian Mothers' Desired and Actual Fertility Patterns |
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Going Beyond the First Child : Analysis of Russian Mothers' Desired and Actual Fertility Patterns |
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going beyond the first child : analysis of russian mothers' desired and actual fertility patterns |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2016 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/04/26240510/going-beyond-first-child-analysis-russian-mothers-desired-actual-fertility-patterns http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24217 |
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okr-10986-242172021-04-23T14:04:20Z Going Beyond the First Child : Analysis of Russian Mothers' Desired and Actual Fertility Patterns Levin, Victoria Besedina, Elena Aritomi, Tami IDEAL FAMILY SIZE BIRTH UNITED NATIONS POPULATION DIVISION CAREGIVERS FERTILITY BEHAVIOR HOUSE WORKING-AGE POPULATION DEATHS FIRST CHILD PARTNER FERTILITY DETERMINANTS DYING LABOR FORCE MOTHERS REPLACEMENT LEVEL FERTILITY PATTERNS HEALTH CARE DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS GENDER EQUITY BIOLOGICAL CHILDREN HEALTH POLICY DISCUSSIONS BIRTH ORDER WILL FERTILITY TRENDS VULNERABILITY GENDER BIAS SINGLE MOTHERS EFFECTIVE POLICIES LIFE EXPECTANCY EQUAL WORK HOME TOTAL FERTILITY RATES LABOR MARKET MATERNITY LEAVE FAMILY POLICIES TRAINING GENDER STEREOTYPES TOTAL FERTILITY RATE FERTILITY RATES POPULATION DIVISION FAMILY SIZE BABY FERTILITY DECLINES AGING FERTILITY RATE BIRTH RATES EU HOUSEHOLD INCOME MALE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FAMILY POLICY SOCIAL SECURITY LARGER FAMILIES LESS EDUCATED PEERS CHILD CARE FERTILITY PREFERENCES RESPECT FERTILITY LEVELS EDUCATED WOMEN PROGRESS UNEMPLOYMENT HUMAN CAPITAL POLICIES AGED WOMAN FAMILY AGE POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER GENDER POLICY MAKERS FATHERS BIRTHS MARRIED COUPLES REPRODUCTIVE INTENTIONS DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE AGE GROUPS LABOUR MARKET PUBLIC AWARENESS FAMILY PLANNING REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR ENHANCING WOMEN POPULATION RESEARCH IMPACT ON FERTILITY MOTHER YOUNG CHILDREN CHILDLESSNESS CHILDBEARING POLICY REPRODUCTIVE AGE DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS SOCIAL POLICIES SEX FIRST BIRTH PARENTS PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN CHILDREN CHILD NUMBER OF BIRTHS NUMBER OF CHILDREN PARTNERS MEN NATIONAL COUNCIL POPULATION MARITAL STATUS MARRIED WOMEN POLICY RESEARCH LOW FERTILITY FERTILITY FAMILIES MOTHERHOOD WOMEN FERTILITY DECLINE IMPORTANT POLICY HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS FEMALE TERTIARY EDUCATION DECLINE IN FERTILITY BENEFITS DEVELOPMENT POLICY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT The Russian Federation's population has been declining since 1992, but recently the decline appears to be over. Although fertility has risen since the 2007 introduction of the family policy package, which focused on stimulating second and higher-order births, total fertility rates still remain significantly below replacement rate. Unlike some Western European countries, low overall fertility in Russia can be explained predominantly by a high prevalence of one-child families, despite the two-child ideal family size reported by the majority of Russians. This paper examines the correlates of Russian first-time mothers' desire and decision to have a second child. Using the 2004–12 waves of the Russia Longitudinal Monitoring Survey, the study focuses on the motherhood-career trade-off as a potential obstacle to higher fertility in Russia. The preliminary results indicate that among Russian first-time mothers, being in stable employment is positively associated with the likelihood of having a second child. Moreover, the desire to have a second child is positively associated with the first child attending formal childcare, which suggests that the availability, affordability, and quality of such childcare can be important for promoting fertility. These results are broadly consistent with previous studies in other European countries that indicate that the ability of mothers to combine work and family has important implications for fertility, and that pro-natalist policies focusing on childcare accessibility can offer the greatest payoffs. In addition to these factors, better housing conditions, being married, having an older child, and having a first-born boy are also positively associated with having a second child. 2016-05-04T19:03:46Z 2016-05-04T19:03:46Z 2016-04 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/04/26240510/going-beyond-first-child-analysis-russian-mothers-desired-actual-fertility-patterns http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24217 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7643 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Europe and Central Asia Russian Federation |