Miller K, Zulu E M, Watkins S C
Department of Sociology, Population Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania, 3718 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, USA.
Stud Fam Plann. 2001 Jun;32(2):161-74. doi: 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2001.00161.x.
Previous efforts by demographers to describe and explain spousal differences in reporting about family planning behavior have focused on individual attributes that are assumed to be related to the practice of contraception. This study extends that research by documenting spousal disagreement on a range of issues--household items, livestock, children, and spousal communication about fertility, family planning, and AIDS. Using data from a 1998 study of 585 monogamous couples in rural Malawi, the analysis identifies a systematic gender component to reporting: For many of the survey questions considered, when spouses disagree, husbands are more likely to say "yes" and wives "no." The findings are interpreted in terms of gendered strategies in the interview process.
人口统计学家此前为描述和解释配偶在计划生育行为报告方面的差异所做的努力，主要集中在那些被认为与避孕行为相关的个人属性上。本研究通过记录配偶在一系列问题上的分歧——家庭用品、牲畜、子女，以及配偶之间关于生育、计划生育和艾滋病的沟通，扩展了该项研究。利用1998年对马拉维农村585对一夫一妻制夫妇的研究数据，分析确定了报告中存在系统性的性别因素：对于所考虑的许多调查问题，当配偶意见不一致时，丈夫更倾向于回答“是”，而妻子则倾向于回答“否”。研究结果从访谈过程中的性别策略角度进行了解释。
