Study on the Influence of Family Factors on Fertility of Childbearing Age Group
China's total fertility rate has been below the replacement level for a long time,and the continuous decline of fertility rate is the result of many factors,among which family factors play a particularly important role.Based on the data of China's Comprehensive Survey of Social Conditions(CSS)in 2021,Poisson regression was used to analyze the influence of family factors on the reproductive behavior of the childbearing age group.The results show that:(1)family factors have an important impact on the reproductive behavior of the childbearing age group,in which family size and per capita income have a significant negative impact on the reproductive behavior of the childbearing age group,family hous-ing area and the number of siblings have a significant positive impact on the reproductive behavior of the childbearing age group;(2)The size of the family housing and the number of siblings significantly improve the reproductive intention of the childbearing age group,and further significantly promote the reproductive behavior of the group,that is,the repro-ductive intention as an intermediary variable promotes the influence of the size of the family housing and the number of siblings on reproductive behavior;(3)By grouping regression by gender,household registration and birth cohort,it is found that family factors have significant heterogeneity on reproductive behavior of different groups of childbearing age groups,and family size has a more significant negative impact on reproductive behavior of female childbearing age groups;The negative effects of family size and family per capita income on the reproductive behavior of the agricultural household registration group are more significant.The promotion effect of intergenerational transmission of family birth on reproductive behavior increased with the increase of birth cohort.Based on this,the paper puts forward some sugges-tions to promote fertility recovery from the aspects of actively exerting the positive effect of family factors on fertility of childbearing age groups,striving to enhance the fertility willingness of childbearing age groups,strengthening gender equality guidance and publicity and education,and narrowing the development gap between urban and rural families.
Family FactorsChildbearing Age GroupFertility IntentionReproductive Behavior