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Expected and Actual Family Size in Greece: 1983–1997

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  • Haris Symeonidou

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On the basis of data collected in the 1997 fertility study in theGreater Athens area, in which a sub-sample of women previouslyinterviewed in the 1983 National Fertility Survey wereinterviewed again, the validity of aggregate and individualfertility intentions is evaluated. The main finding is thatfertility intentions slightly overestimate ultimate family size.Moreover, higher expectations are associated with higher`transition rates' towards having children and to shorter birthintervals for all parities.

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  • Haris Symeonidou, 2000. "Expected and Actual Family Size in Greece: 1983–1997," European Journal of Population, Springer;European Association for Population Studies, vol. 16(4), pages 335-352, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:eurpop:v:16:y:2000:i:4:d:10.1023_a:1006441411252
    DOI: 10.1023/A:1006441411252
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