A Survey on Public Perceptions of Low Fertility: A Social Research Panel Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It was reported that South Korea showed the greatest decline in the fertility rate among the entire OECD countries over the last 30 years with the total fertility rate (TFR) of 0.84 persons in 2020. Despite the efforts of the Korean government, the TFR has decreased constantly. This study intended to analyze the perception of Koreans toward pregnancy and childbirth regarding the low fertility rate in South Korea for understanding the causes of constantly decreased low fertility.

Methods

This study carried out an online survey based on 1,002 men and women aged 19 to 59 years old for six days from October 21 to October 26 in 2021 in cooperation with Gallup Korea. This study analyzed the perception of people toward low fertility, the severity of low fertility, and le

SUBMITTER: Kim HS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9239839 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature