al-Mubarak K A, Adamchak D J
Faculty of Social Sciences, Al-Imam Mohammed bin Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Soc Biol. 1994 Fall-Winter;41(3-4):267-73. doi: 10.1080/19485565.1994.9988878.
Although fertility declines have taken place in several Arab countries, the Arab nations are growing rapidly. In Saudi Arabia, the total fertility rate (TFR) is 7.1, and the growth rate is 3.5 per cent per year, among the highest in the world. This research examines the structural determinants (indirect indicators) of fertility attitudes and behavior among Saudi Arabian students studying in American universities. Specifically, this study examined the relationship between fertility attitudes and behavior, and background characteristics which included age, religiosity, education, income, length of stay in the U.S., and wife's age and wife's education. Results indicate a highly significant effect of religiosity as a major positive determinant of fertility attitudes. However, the major determinant of fertility behavior, the number of children respondents had, was wife's education which was negatively related with family size.
尽管几个阿拉伯国家的生育率有所下降，但阿拉伯国家的人口仍在迅速增长。在沙特阿拉伯，总生育率（TFR）为7.1，增长率为每年3.5%，是世界上最高的之一。本研究考察了在美国大学学习的沙特学生生育态度和行为的结构决定因素（间接指标）。具体而言，本研究考察了生育态度和行为与背景特征之间的关系，这些背景特征包括年龄、宗教信仰、教育程度、收入、在美国停留的时间、妻子的年龄和妻子的教育程度。结果表明，宗教信仰作为生育态度的一个主要积极决定因素具有高度显著的影响。然而，生育行为的主要决定因素，即受访者所拥有的子女数量，是妻子的教育程度，它与家庭规模呈负相关。
