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Research Paper | Economics | Indonesia | Volume 7 Issue 8, August 2018
Effect of Demographic, Social and Economic Factors to Number of Children on Childbearing Age Couples in Denpasar City
Ida Ayu Gde Dyastari Saskara | I Ketut Sudibia [2] | AAIN Marhaeni [2] | IGW Murjana Yasa [2]
Abstract: The high fertility rate are not benefited for national development because large population can become burden for Nation. Family Planning Program is a variable that can mediate factors such as demography, social and economic that can make impact to fertilitys level. The objective of this study are to analyze the indirect effect of employments status, education, age of first marriage, household income, ethnicity, equality decision for the number of children, religion, their gender preference to the number of children still alive through Family Planning participation of childbearing age couple in Denpasar City. The results of the study indicate that FP participation mediates the influence of employment and education status on the number of surviving children in Denpasar City. Meanwhile, FP participation not mediates age of first marriage, household income, ethnicity, equality decision for the number of children, religion, and their gender preference to the number of children still alive.
Keywords: fertility, Family Planning participation, the number of children
Edition: Volume 7 Issue 8, August 2018,
Pages: 362 - 369