Fertility factors in Czechia according to the results of the 2011 census
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11310%2F18%3A10381625" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11310/18:10381625 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.14712/23361980.2018.14" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.14712/23361980.2018.14</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.14712/23361980.2018.14" target="_blank" >10.14712/23361980.2018.14</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Fertility factors in Czechia according to the results of the 2011 census
Original language description
In the last quarter century, women's reproductive behaviour underwent a marked change in Czechia. The 2011 census showed a fall in cohort fertility below two children per woman by the end of her reproductive span. Factors behind changes in fertility, particularly from a cohort perspective, have not been sufficiently analyzed. The aim of this article is to determine the main factors influencing cohort fertility in Czechia. The main objective is to test the impact of the most frequently discussed factors of fertility at the individual level. The analysis is based on anonymised individual-level data from the 2011 Czech Population and Housing Census. We used the method of causal modelling to monitor the impact of various factors on cohort fertility. It was confirmed, that the key factor behind fertility levels was the marital status (married women are more likely to become mothers than single women). Other important factors included woman's income (a higher income raises the chance of remaining childless or having only one child) and achieved educational level (the level of childlessness increases as the level of education rises). Future fertility rates in Czechia will depend mainly on the extent to which university educated women will be capable to reconcile work and family life in order to fulfil their reproductive ambitions. By analysing the differences in cohort fertility among various population groups and identifying the factors that may affect fertility levels across these subpopulations, it is possible to gain a better understanding of the mechanisms behind changes of reproductive behaviour.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50402 - Demography
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/GA15-09443S" target="_blank" >GA15-09443S: Risks of childbearing postponement: A new role for family policies?</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2018
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Acta Universitatis Carolinae. Geographica
ISSN
0300-5402
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
53
Issue of the periodical within the volume
2
Country of publishing house
CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC
Number of pages
12
Pages from-to
137-148
UT code for WoS article
000457216700002
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85059777109