TY - JOUR
T1 - Religious Affiliation and Fertility in Vietnam
T2 - Exploring Desire for Additional Children and Actual Fertility
AU - Nguyen, Yen Thi Hai
AU - Dang, Truc Ngoc Hoang
AU - Sukontamarn, Pataporn
AU - Teerawichitchainan, Bussarawan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2024.
PY - 2024/1/1
Y1 - 2024/1/1
N2 - The authors investigate the relationship between reported religious affiliation and fertility among reproductive-age women in Vietnam using the nationally representative 2014 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey. Fertility includes (1) desire for additional children and (2) the hazard of having the next birth on the basis of actual fertility. The results of probit regression and survival analysis show that Christian women have a higher desire for additional children and actual fertility compared with those with no religious affiliation. In contrast, Buddhist affiliation is not significantly associated with both fertility behaviors. In addition to demonstrating the connection between religion and fertility decisions, this study shows that son preference is still prevalent in Vietnam and that both religion and son preference are significant determinants of fertility. The findings have implications for family planning policies.
AB - The authors investigate the relationship between reported religious affiliation and fertility among reproductive-age women in Vietnam using the nationally representative 2014 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey. Fertility includes (1) desire for additional children and (2) the hazard of having the next birth on the basis of actual fertility. The results of probit regression and survival analysis show that Christian women have a higher desire for additional children and actual fertility compared with those with no religious affiliation. In contrast, Buddhist affiliation is not significantly associated with both fertility behaviors. In addition to demonstrating the connection between religion and fertility decisions, this study shows that son preference is still prevalent in Vietnam and that both religion and son preference are significant determinants of fertility. The findings have implications for family planning policies.
KW - Vietnam
KW - actual fertility
KW - desire for additional children
KW - religious affiliation
KW - son preference
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85191977430&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/23780231241244598
DO - 10.1177/23780231241244598
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85191977430
SN - 2378-0231
VL - 10
JO - Socius
JF - Socius
ER -