Salaff J W
Stud Fam Plann. 1985 Jul-Aug;16(4):199-210.
Singapore has in recent years undergone a tremendous fertility decline that has affected couples at all socioeconomic levels. Using representative biographical sketches, this article presents the results of a panel study on family planning intentions and behavior among 45 young Chinese Singaporean couples. The couples, ranked as average or affluent working-class, or middle-class, were first interviewed in 1974-76 and were followed up in 1981. The study compares early childbearing intentions with actual childbearing behavior, examining the motivation for childbearing by socioeconomic group and highlighting the differences found. The follow-up interviews reveal that, on average, all couples in the sample bore 0.4 fewer children than originally intended. The motivation for changed childbearing intentions, however, differed according to socioeconomic status and the perceived role that children play in the family economy.
近年来，新加坡经历了生育率的大幅下降，这影响了各个社会经济阶层的夫妇。本文利用具有代表性的个人传记简述，呈现了一项针对45对新加坡年轻华裔夫妇的计划生育意愿与行为的小组研究结果。这些夫妇被归类为普通或富裕工人阶级、或中产阶级，于1974年至1976年首次接受访谈，并于1981年进行了跟踪随访。该研究将早育意愿与实际生育行为进行比较，按社会经济群体审视生育动机，并突出所发现的差异。跟踪随访访谈显示，样本中的所有夫妇平均生育的子女数比原先打算的少0.4个。然而，生育意愿改变的动机因社会经济地位以及子女在家庭经济中所扮演的感知角色而异。
