Aineiston nimi

Fertility Preferences: Global Data 1936-2023

Aineiston rinnakkainen nimi

Global Fertility Preferences Database (GFPD)

Aineistonumero

FSD4032

Pysyvät tunnisteet

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD4032
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd4032

Aineiston laatu

Kvantitatiivinen aineisto

Tekijät

• Stone, Lyman (McGill University)
• Golovina, Kateryna (Family Federation of Finland. Population Research Institute)
• Bastionelli, Elena (Bocconi University)

Sisällön kuvaus

The material is compiled from survey data collected worldwide between 1936 and 2023. Surveys have been used to collect information on respondents' fertility preferences and the type of preferences they have. The data does not contain information on individual respondents, but rather the average number of children respondents wish to have, and descriptive information related to the surveys.

The main sources of information have been World Values Survey (WVS), European Values Study (EVS), International Social Survey Programme (ISSP), Eurobarometer (EB), Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), and Generation and Gender Surveys (GGS). In addition, data has been collected from country-specific studies, such as Family Barometer (Finland) and National Fertility Survey (Japan). The data includes several indicators of fertility preferences, such as the general and personal ideal number of children, the intended number of children, the desired number of children, the expected number of children, and the wanted number of children.

Background variables for each survey include the country of collection, year of collection, sample size, gender of respondents, and age group of respondents.

Asiasanat

expectation; families; family planning; family size; norms

Tieteenala/Aihealue

• Social sciences (OKM:n tieteenalaluokitus)
• Reproductive health (CESSDAn aihepiiriluokitus)
• Social behaviour and attitudes (CESSDAn aihepiiriluokitus)

Sarja

Individual datasets

Jakelija

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Käyttöoikeudet

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Kerääjät

• Family Federation of Finland. Population Research Institute

Rahoittajat

• European Union (101094741)
• Fonds de recherche du Quebec (331729)

Ajallinen kattavuus

1936 – 2023

Aineistonkeruun ajankohta

2018-01-01 – 2025-10-31

Maa

United Arab Emirates, Antigua and Barbuda, Albania, Armenia, Argentina, Austria, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bangladesh, Belgium, Burkina Faso, Bulgaria, Benin, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Bahamas, Bhutan, Botswana, Belarus, Belize, Canada, Congo, Switzerland, Côte d'Ivoire, Chile, Cameroon, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cabo Verde, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Algeria, Ecuador, Estonia, Egypt, Eritrea, Spain, Ethiopia, Finland, Fiji, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Georgia, Ghana, Gambia, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Croatia, Haiti, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iceland, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Japan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Korea (Republic of), Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Latvia, Morocco, Monaco, Madagascar, Mali, Myanmar, Mongolia, Mauritania, Mauritius, Maldives, Malawi, Mexico, Malaysia, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Netherlands, Norway, Nepal, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Serbia, Sudan, Sweden, Singapore, Slovenia, Slovakia, Senegal, Togo, Thailand, Tunisia, Tonga, Türkiye, Trinidad and Tobago, Taiwan (Province of China), United Republic of Tanzania, Ukraine, Uganda, United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Afghanistan, Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, El Salvador, Eswatini, Gabon, Guinea, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iraq, Kiribati, Kuwait, Lesotho, Liberia, Lithuania, Malta, Marshall Islands, Moldova (Republic of), Montenegro, Namibia, Nauru, Nicaragua, Oman, Palestine, State of, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Yemen

Kohdealue

United Arab Emirates, Antigua and Barbuda, Albania, Armenia, Argentina, Austria, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bangladesh, Belgium, Burkina Faso, Bulgaria, Benin, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Bahamas, Bhutan, Botswana, Belarus, Belize, Canada, Congo, Switzerland, Côte d'Ivoire, Chile, Cameroon, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cabo Verde, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Algeria, Ecuador, Estonia, Egypt, Eritrea, Spain, Ethiopia, Finland, Fiji, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Georgia, Ghana, Gambia, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Croatia, Haiti, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iceland, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Japan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Korea (Republic of), Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Latvia, Morocco, Monaco, Madagascar, Mali, Myanmar, Mongolia, Mauritania, Mauritius, Maldives, Malawi, Mexico, Malaysia, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Netherlands, Norway, Nepal, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Serbia, Sudan, Sweden, Singapore, Slovenia, Slovakia, Senegal, Togo, Thailand, Tunisia, Tonga, Türkiye, Trinidad and Tobago, Taiwan (Province of China), United Republic of Tanzania, Ukraine, Uganda, United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Afghanistan, Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, El Salvador, Eswatini, Gabon, Guinea, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iraq, Kiribati, Kuwait, Lesotho, Liberia, Lithuania, Malta, Marshall Islands, Moldova (Republic of), Montenegro, Namibia, Nauru, Nicaragua, Oman, Palestine, State of, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Yemen

Havaintoyksikkötyyppi

Other analysis unit (Survey)

Perusjoukko/otos

Surveys collected from around the world, assessing respondents' fertility preferences

Tutkimuksen aikaulottuvuus

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Lähdeaineistot

Survey data compiled from various sources

Otantamenetelmä

Non-probability: Purposive

Keruumenetelmä

Aggregation

Compilation/Synthesis

Keruuväline tai –ohje

Data collection guidelines: Secondary data collection guide

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Havaintojen ja muuttujien lukumäärä

23 muuttujaa ja 1701 havaintoa.

Datan versio

1.0

Aineiston käytössä huomioitavaa

When the original survey data were available, fertility preference indicators were recalculated from the original data using the provided survey weights where applicable. For many cases, particularly the older surveys, original data were not publicly available or no longer exist. In such cases, this archived data set includes published mean estimates from those surveys.

Painokertoimet

There are no weight variables in the data.

Viittausvaatimus

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Malliviittaus

Stone, Lyman (McGill University) & Golovina, Kateryna (Family Federation of Finland) & Bastionelli, Elena (Bocconi University): Fertility Preferences: Global Data 1936-2023 [dataset]. Data version 1.0 (2026-02-05). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd4032; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD4032

Julkaisusta tiedottaminen

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Varaumat

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

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