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The impact on fertility of contraceptive failure in China in the 1980s

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

Duolao Wang  and
Ian Diamond
Duolao Wang
Affiliation:
Department of Social Statistics, University of Southampton
Ian Diamond
Affiliation:
Department of Social Statistics, University of Southampton
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Summary

Contraceptive failure was an important determinant of fertility in China in the 1980s. Based on the data from the China Two-per-Thousand Fertility Survey, this study shows that about 7% of the general fertility rate of currently married women aged 15–49 for a 12-month period is attributed to contraceptive failure, mainly due to the high failure rate associated with IUD use. A number of demographic characteristics are associated with contraceptive use, and with contraceptive failure and its outcome. Relevant socioeconomic differentials are also identified.

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Research Article
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Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 27 , Issue 3 , July 1995 , pp. 277 - 284
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Copyright © 1995, Cambridge University Press

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