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3. Fertility, Fecundity, Reproductive Health and Reproductive Rights

Abstract

Although the family-planning policy in China has been adjusted in recent years, its effects on fertility has not been
confirmed by empirical study. As many migrant women are in their reproductive age, their response to the new
policy might be more sensitive. Using the data of China Migrants Dynamic Survey 2011-2017, this paper explores
the determinants and the trend of irreversible contraceptive use among migrant women in China by employing
hierarchical APC model (HAPC-CCREM). The study not only substantiates the influence of individual, family and
regional-level factors on the pattern of contraceptive use on migrants but also identifies the age-period-cohort
effects. The results show that the proportion of irreversible contraceptive use positively related to age and different
birth cohorts exhibit heterogeneous characteristics. In particular, the 1976-1984 cohorts who are greatly influenced
by the strict one-child policy are more likely to use the irreversible contraceptive methods, while the younger
cohorts tend to choose reversible methods. Period effect is notably significant, indicated by the evidence that the
use of irreversible methods decreased sharply with the introduction of new family-planning policy in 2015. Our
findings suggest that the trend of contraceptive use among migrants is shaped by long-term period factors
including family-planning policy.

PS 7.4 Migrant Characteristics and Integration

9:00 - 10:30am Thursday, 5th August, 2021
Presentation Type LIVE Session
Moderator: Yu Zhu , Setiadi

1403 Education Heterogeneity of China Internal Migration and Its Influence on
Population Dynamic

YINGJI WU, SAMIR KC

Asian Demographic Research Institute, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China

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5. Population Mobility (Internal and International Migration, including Refugees) and Urbanization

Abstract

China's population grows has slowed down after its fertility was getting lower in the past decades. It seems
impossible to reverse this trend even the newly released two-Child policy while most of the better-educated women
are more likely to spend their time and energy for self-improve and enjoy their life. However, the enormous floating
population highly affects the spatial population distribution in China. Millions of populations migrate from western

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