Less Children, more resource is devoted to each child and mother
Delaying first marriage, mother can complete education, work, and earn more money to improve living standard of family
Mortality on Fertility Decline
Ideal Number of Surviving Children
Infant/Child Mortality
Replacement Theory
Uncertain Theory
Unwanted Children
Unwanted Children
Mistiming
US and France are exception
Increasing mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa and Former-Soviet Union
Conventional explanations for the fertility transition have involved the rising cost of children because of urbanization, the growth of incomes and nonagricultural employment, the increased value of education, rising female employment, child labor laws and compulsory education, and declining infant and child mortality
2. Demographic Transition
3. Population Size
4. Below-Replacement Level and Aging (Immigration/Social Security)
