There is a need to understand teenagers' views towards having children to better tailor
sexuality and reproductive health education. We conducted a survey of parenthood …

In low fertility settings, religious people tend to have larger families than non-religious
people. One way religious individuals may achieve larger relative family sizes is through …

The fertility gap, which indicates the difference between the planned and actual number of
children born, can be explained by the shift in parenthood to older ages and is associated …

The ideal family size in the UK is, on average, two children. However, there is a fertility gap,
the difference between wanted and achieved family size, of around one in three children …

Fertility intentions include plans to have one or more children; intentions can be used to
predict fertility behavior. The focus of the current study was to examine the influence of age …

This research investigated the complex relationship between socioeconomic status (SES)
and fertility preferences. For the first time, our investigation considered both tangible and …

Total fertility rates have been falling and are currently well below replacement level in the
United Kingdom (UK). Below replacement fertility impacts the economy and has personal …

Longitudinal research has shown that women and men are more likely to underachieve,
than overachieve, their child number preferences (Quesnel-Valleé & Morgan, 2003). Such …