Family planning and life planning in contemporary Japan: The “active pursuit of pregnancy” (
            <i>ninkatsu</i>
            ) phenomenon and its stakeholders

Fassbender, Isabel

doi:10.1080/18692729.2022.2095783

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“…More narrowly, these results also have implications for Japanese demographic policy. Driven by a long-term decline in fertility rates [14][15][16], government policy and rhetoric is often focused on encouraging adults to have children [16,18,19]. These April 30, 2024 6/9…”

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Sample, time, and wording effects on estimating the prevalence of childfree adults: Insights from Japan

Neal,

Neal

2023

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Objective: The goal of this brief report is to examine the effects of sample composition, time, and question wording on estimates of the prevalence of childfree adults using data from Japanese demographic surveys.Background: Childfree adults neither have nor want children, but estimates of their prevalence vary widely, leading to ambiguity about how common this family status actually is.Method: We pool 83 nationally representative estimates of the prevalence of childfree adults in Japan since 2000 using meta-regression to identify the influence of sex, marital status, year, and survey question.Results: Prevalence estimates are higher when computed from samples of women than men, from samples of singles than married people, from samples collected more recently, and from surveys asking questions about expectations than wants.Conclusion: Much of the variation in estimates of the prevalence of childfree adults can be attributed to differences in sample composition, time, and question wording. Taking these factors into account, over four million Japanese adults age 18-50, or 8.83% of this population, were childfree in 2020.

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Sample, time, and wording effects on estimating the prevalence of childfree adults: Insights from Japan

Neal,

Neal

2023

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“…Japan has experienced a decline in fertility since the 1970s, [14][15][16]. This fertility decline has caused alarm about an aging population [17] and has inspired pronatalist policies and mass media framing designed to increase birth rates [16,18,19]. Against this pronatalist backdrop, being childfree remains highly stigmatized in Japan, particularly for women who report being pressured and questioned about their decision [16,20,21].…”

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Sample, time, and wording effects on estimating the prevalence of childfree adults: Insights from Japan

Neal,

Neal

2024

PLoS ONE

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Childfree adults neither have nor want children, but estimates of their prevalence vary widely, leading to ambiguity about how common this family status actually is. The goal of this study is to examine the effects of sample composition, time, and question wording on estimates of the prevalence of childfree adults. We pool 83 nationally representative estimates of the prevalence of childfree adults in Japan since 2000 using meta-regression to identify the influence of sex, marital status, year, and survey question. Prevalence estimates are higher when computed from samples of women than men, from samples of singles than married people, from samples collected more recently, and from surveys asking questions about expectations than wants. Most of the variation in estimates of the prevalence of childfree adults can be attributed to differences in sample composition, time, and question wording. Taking these factors into account, we estimate that over 2.5 million Japanese adults age 18-50, or 5.64% of this population, were childfree in 2020.

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Family planning and life planning in contemporary Japan: The “active pursuit of pregnancy” ( ninkatsu ) phenomenon and its stakeholders

Cited by 2 publications

References 5 publications

Sample, time, and wording effects on estimating the prevalence of childfree adults: Insights from Japan

Sample, time, and wording effects on estimating the prevalence of childfree adults: Insights from Japan

Sample, time, and wording effects on estimating the prevalence of childfree adults: Insights from Japan

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