Fertility transition of Han and ethnic minorities in China: A tale of convergence and variation

IF 1.4 4区社会学 Q2 SOCIOLOGY

社会 Pub Date : 2023-10-26 DOI:10.1177/2057150x231207916

Yongai Jin, Wenbo Hu, Donghui Wang

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Abstract

China's large and diverse population exhibits interethnic variations in fertility, socioeconomic status, and culture. This study comprehensively analyzes data from multiple population censuses and qualitative interviews to identify fertility transition dynamics among ethnic groups in China. Taken together, the quantitative and qualitative results reveal a rapid decline in total fertility rates among both Han and ethnic minorities and a trend of convergence across different ethnic groups over the past few decades; in addition, the findings also show significant heterogeneity within ethnic minority populations. Our analysis sheds further light on the crucial role of social context and macro-level factors in shaping individuals’ reproductive behaviors. The results offer insights into how policies may address low fertility rates in China.

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中国汉族与少数民族的生育过渡:一个趋同与变异的故事

中国庞大而多样的人口在生育率、社会经济地位和文化方面表现出民族间的差异。本研究综合分析了多次人口普查和定性访谈的数据，以确定中国各民族之间的生育过渡动态。综合起来，定量和定性结果表明，在过去的几十年里，汉族和少数民族的总生育率都在迅速下降，并且在不同民族之间有趋同的趋势;此外，研究结果还显示了少数民族人群的显著异质性。我们的分析进一步揭示了社会背景和宏观因素在塑造个体生殖行为中的关键作用。研究结果为政策如何解决中国的低生育率问题提供了见解。

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社会 Social Sciences-Social Sciences (all)

CiteScore

1.70

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6799

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