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Estimating the factors determining the demand for induced abortions among married women in Taiwan

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  • Shin-Jong Lin
  • Lu-Chu Chien
  • Mei Lin Lee

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This paper purports to estimate the characteristics of women who had experiences of abortion in 1991 based on an economic model of fertility. The study makes use of a national survey on the knowledge of, attitude towards, and practice of family planning and reproductive health among married women in Taiwan. The results show that older women with higher family income and who live in urban areas were more likely to have the pregnancy terminated. In addition, the decision to have an abortion was negatively correlated with prior pregnancy loss, but positively associated with the number of previous live births. On the other hand, the availability of abortion services as measured by the number of legal abortion providers at city and county levels had a negative effect on the demand for abortions. The local female unemployment rate was found to be positively correlated with the woman's decision to have an abortion.

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  • Shin-Jong Lin & Lu-Chu Chien & Mei Lin Lee, 2002. "Estimating the factors determining the demand for induced abortions among married women in Taiwan," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 34(14), pages 1789-1798.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:applec:v:34:y:2002:i:14:p:1789-1798
    DOI: 10.1080/00036840210124199
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