SC5104 Research Presentation

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SC5104 Research Presentation
The Study of Working Married Chinese Women and
The Procreation Choice Addressing the Declining
Procreation in Urban Singapore Teo Pek Wan
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Background

• Fertility Mortality Trends
• The Chinese largely responsible for declining
  childbirths, TFR 1.21, amongst major ethnic
  groups
• Investigate motivations and deterring factors
  towards procreation and their interaction

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Claim
When working married Chinese women perceive
consumption utility and marital support to be
greater than resistant utilities, it will lead to
a favourable procreation choice.
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Research Question
How can this particular group be motivated
towards the procreation choice and through what
dynamics? (interventive intention)
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Contributions of the Study

• Theoretical builds on fertility and
  demographic transition theories
• Addressing prevailing social concern birth
  rate 14-year low at 40,800 last year.
  Implications
• Pragmatic highlighting potential supportive
  transactions for intervention. Policy advocacy
  and implications

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Theoretical Model
Consumption Utility

• Resistant Utilities
• Career considerations
• Opportunity and living costs in childbearing.
• Individualistic pursuits
• Dual role pressure

Favourable procreation choice
Working Chinese married woman

• Marital Support
• Emotional
• Instrumental
• Informational
• Companionship
• Validation

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Definitions Operationalization I

• Consumption Utility Leibenstein
• Personal values beliefs
• Attainment of social esteem recognition
  (Linderberg, 1991 Parsons, Shils Olds, 1951)
• Marital Support Emotional Instrumental
  Informational Companionship Validation
  (Argyle, 1992 House, 1981 Wills, 1985 )

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Definitions Operationalization II

• Resistant Utility / Disutilities (Leibenstein)
• Career considerations
• Opportunity costs
• High living costs in childbearing
• Individualistic pursuits
• Dual role pressure
• (Media sources, 2002 - 03)

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Sampling Design

• Quota Sampling
• Study Group 50 working Chinese married women,
  childless
• Control Group 50 working Chinese married women,
  at least 1 child
• Selection
• Moderating variables
• Limitation

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Data Collection Methods Analysis

• Quantitative
• Face to face interview with a Questionnaire
• Descriptive tabulations, correlation
  significance tests
• Qualitative
• Primary 10 In depth Interviews guided by
  Lofland Lofland framework
• Secondary Media sources, textual analysis

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Thank You!