Adamchak D J, Mbizvo M T
Department of Sociology, Kansas State University, Manhattan.
J Biosoc Sci. 1994 Oct;26(4):553-8. doi: 10.1017/s0021932000021672.
This paper assesses the impact of husband's and wife's education and occupation on family size in Zimbabwe. Results from the 1988 Male Fertility Survey indicate that husband's education had a strong negative effect, and wife's education had a moderate negative effect on the number of children ever born. Contrary to the literature, wives who were not employed had significantly fewer children than those who work in agriculture, and fewer, but not significantly, than those in non-agricultural occupations. Findings show the importance of husband's education and the changing dynamics of wife's occupation in fertility decline.
本文评估了津巴布韦丈夫和妻子的教育程度及职业对家庭规模的影响。1988年男性生育调查结果表明，丈夫的教育程度对曾生育子女数量有强烈的负面影响，而妻子的教育程度有中等程度的负面影响。与文献相反的是，未就业的妻子生育的子女明显少于从事农业工作的妻子，且少于从事非农业职业的妻子，但差异不显著。研究结果表明了丈夫教育程度的重要性以及妻子职业动态变化在生育率下降中的作用。
