The Impact of Education Costs on Family Fertility Rate in China

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10.2991/assehr.k.210407.042How to use a DOI?

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Education cost, opportunity cost, low fertility rate in China, questionnaire

Abstract

According to the social report, the rate of fertility in China is around 1.65 continuously at a relative low level since 2000 [4]. Therefore, to find out the reasons behind the low fertility and encourage the childbearing couple to have children is of importance. To explore the reasons of low fertility, the author made a questionnaire among parents of children in Z city in central China. A total number of 200 questionnaires were issued, of which 194 were valid. According to research results, it is found that the learning cost and opportunity cost of education have a significant influence on parents’ fertility intention. Therefore, the author put forward the following suggestions. Firstly, it is suggested that parents should be more rational on the investment in children’s education. What is more, the investment in preschool education and child care allowances should be increased. In addition, both men and women should have maternity to take care of the new-born babies.

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© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Jiangnan Wang
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/04/08
TI  - The Impact of Education Costs on Family Fertility Rate in China
BT  - Proceedings of the 2021 6th International Conference on Social Sciences and Economic Development (ICSSED 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 206
EP  - 211
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.210407.042
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.210407.042
ID  - Wang2021
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