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[[Trends in marriage and fertility in Japan: major findings from the Tenth Japanese National Fertility Survey]].

Makoto Atoh, Shigesato Takahashi, Eiko Nakano, Yoshikazu Watanabe, Hiroshi Kojima, Ryuichi Kaneko

PubMed · 1993 · 17 citations · 0 references

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Social SciencesDemographyFamily DemographyFertilityReproductive DemographyAge-specific FertilityDeterminants Of FertilityFertility DifferentialsMarital FertilityMarriageTotal Fertility RateAge-specific Fertility PatternsAge-specific Marital FertilityFertility Estimation From Survey DataMarital Fertility DifferentialsMarriage DecisionsMarriage Fertility DifferentialsMarriage RatesSocioeconomic Determinants Of Fertility

Abstract

The authors review trends in marriage and fertility in Japan, using data from the 1993 Japanese National Fertility Survey. Information is included on age at marriage, arranged and voluntary marriages, length of time from initial meeting to marriage, changes in age at marriage, fertility, socioeconomic differentials in fertility, and fertility preferences. (SUMMARY IN ENG)