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fertility gap: a standalone construct

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Demography

the difference between the number of children people say they want and the number they actually have.

In demography, fertility gap refers to the difference between the number of children people say they want and the number they actually have. This meaning comes from Bongaarts (1998) in Fertility and reproductive preferences in post-transitional societies.[1]

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References

Bongaarts, J. (1998). Fertility and reproductive preferences in post-transitional societies. Population Council. https://doi.org/10.31899/pgy6.1015

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