Male fertility in the Czech Republic – new empirical evidence

RABUŠIC, Ladislav and Beatrice Elena CHROMKOVÁ MANEA. Male fertility in the Czech Republic – new empirical evidence. In XXVII IUSSP International Population Conference. 2013.

Basic information

• Original name: Male fertility in the Czech Republic – new empirical evidence
• Name in Czech: Mužská plodnost v České republice - nové empirické poznatky
• Authors: RABUŠIC, Ladislav (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Beatrice Elena CHROMKOVÁ MANEA (642 Romania, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: XXVII IUSSP International Population Conference, 2013.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Presentations at conferences
• Field of Study: 50000 5. Social Sciences
• Country of publisher: Czech Republic
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: URL
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14230/13:00066981
• Organization unit: Faculty of Social Studies
• Keywords (in Czech): mužská plodnost; velikost rodiny; fertilitní preference
• Keywords in English: male fertility; family size; fertility preferences
• Tags: International impact

Abstract

Our research focuses on the reproductive behavior of male population in the Czech Republic in the context of an increasing interest in the topic. Present paper deals with male fertility and focuses on indicators of male fertility, the preferences and desires regarding family size in a cross-gender perspective. The paper will attempt to answer to the following questions: (1) What is the level of male fertility in the Czech Republic? (2) At what age do men enter parenthood? (3) What are the preferences of male population with regard to family size? (4) What are the main factors influencing male fertility levels?

Links

• GAP404/11/0329, research and development project: Name: Reprodukční chování mužů

Investor: Czech Science Foundation, Male reproductive behaviour