Satisfaction with life as an antecedent of fertility: Partner + Happiness = Children?

This paper examines the relationships between satisfaction with life in general, particular domains of life, the partner, and parental relationships with existing children, and subsequent fertility. The data are from 2,948 women and 2,622 men aged 15 to 44 years from a longitudinal survey of the hou...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nick Parr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2010-04-01
Series:Demographic Research
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Online Access:http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol22/21/