What is holding you back from giving birth? An investigation of the proximate factors affecting the intention to give birth in Singapore
In this paper, we have investigated the proximate factors influencing fertility intentions in Singapore. We have used fertility intentions to capture the responses of the full population, instead of the total fertility rate (TFR) which only represents the sub-population. Gary Becker's economic...
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| author | Tan, Siok Ling Tee, Siew Lee Lau, Vivian Shi Ni Yu, Jianfei |
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| description | In this paper, we have investigated the proximate factors influencing fertility intentions in Singapore. We have used fertility intentions to capture the responses of the full population, instead of the total fertility rate (TFR) which only represents the sub-population. Gary Becker's economic theory of fertility forms the theoretical basis of our research. Data used in our analysis was from surveys conducted among Singaporean married couples. We have used three econometric models: ordinary least squares, binary logistic regression and probit regression to estimate the effect of various factors. The regression results obtained from our sample have shown that the effects of factors identified in Singapore's context are consistent with prior studies in other countries. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/519202019-12-10T11:53:32Z What is holding you back from giving birth? An investigation of the proximate factors affecting the intention to give birth in Singapore Tan, Siok Ling Tee, Siew Lee Lau, Vivian Shi Ni Yu, Jianfei School of Humanities and Social Sciences Feng Qu DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Family, marriage and women DRNTU::Social sciences::Economic theory In this paper, we have investigated the proximate factors influencing fertility intentions in Singapore. We have used fertility intentions to capture the responses of the full population, instead of the total fertility rate (TFR) which only represents the sub-population. Gary Becker's economic theory of fertility forms the theoretical basis of our research. Data used in our analysis was from surveys conducted among Singaporean married couples. We have used three econometric models: ordinary least squares, binary logistic regression and probit regression to estimate the effect of various factors. The regression results obtained from our sample have shown that the effects of factors identified in Singapore's context are consistent with prior studies in other countries. Family Research Fund (FRF) by the Ministry of Social and Family Development, Singapore Bachelor of Arts 2013-04-18T02:05:31Z 2013-04-18T02:05:31Z 2013 2013 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/51920 en DR-NTU Data HSS Student Reports Nanyang Technological University 58 p. application/pdf application/vnd.ms-excel application/vnd.ms-excel application/pdf application/pdf application/octet-stream |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Family, marriage and women DRNTU::Social sciences::Economic theory Tan, Siok Ling Tee, Siew Lee Lau, Vivian Shi Ni Yu, Jianfei What is holding you back from giving birth? An investigation of the proximate factors affecting the intention to give birth in Singapore |
| title | What is holding you back from giving birth? An investigation of the proximate factors affecting the intention to give birth in Singapore |
| title_full | What is holding you back from giving birth? An investigation of the proximate factors affecting the intention to give birth in Singapore |
| title_fullStr | What is holding you back from giving birth? An investigation of the proximate factors affecting the intention to give birth in Singapore |
| title_full_unstemmed | What is holding you back from giving birth? An investigation of the proximate factors affecting the intention to give birth in Singapore |
| title_short | What is holding you back from giving birth? An investigation of the proximate factors affecting the intention to give birth in Singapore |
| title_sort | what is holding you back from giving birth an investigation of the proximate factors affecting the intention to give birth in singapore |
| topic | DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Family, marriage and women DRNTU::Social sciences::Economic theory |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/51920 |
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