The Influence of Retirement-Age Increase on Women’ Reproductive Intentions: Russian Survey Results

Occupation: Leading Researcher; Professor
Affiliation:
Institute of Economics of the Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Science
Ural State University of Economics
Address: Russian Federation, Ekaterinburg

Journal name

Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya

Edition

Issue 5

Pages

94-101

Abstract

The article contains an analysis of the empirical study results about the pension reform impact on women’ reproductive attitudes in Russia. Based on the content analysis, it was revealed that retirement age increase had not previously been studied as a fertility factor. The described empirical study was conducted in all federal districts of the country in June 2020 on the quota sample basis. The women’ location, age group and income level were used as indicators for allocating quotas. 831 respondents were interviewed in total. The survey results analysis showed that almost a third of the respondents are going to change their reproductive plans in connection with the pension reform. The conclusions are drawn that the changes in reproductive behavior are multidirectional: some women have shown the intention to give birth to another child due to the possibility of retiring earlier than the small and childless, while others expect to reduce the expected number of children.

Keywords

reproductive behavior, fertility, fertility factors, reproductive attitudes, pension reform, the retirement age increase

Acknowledgment

The research was funded by RFBR, project number 19-010-00545.

Received

25.05.2021

Publication date

28.06.2021

Number of characters

17933

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GOST	Kulkova I. The Influence of Retirement-Age Increase on Women’ Reproductive Intentions: Russian Survey Results // Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya – 2021. – Issue 5 C. 94-101 [Electronic resource]. URL: http://ras.jes.su/socis/s013216250012555-3-1-en (circulation date: 26.04.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S013216250012555-3
MLA	Kulkova, Inna A "The Influence of Retirement-Age Increase on Women’ Reproductive Intentions: Russian Survey Results." Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya 5 (2021):94-101. DOI: 10.31857/S013216250012555-3
APA	Kulkova I. (2021). The Influence of Retirement-Age Increase on Women’ Reproductive Intentions: Russian Survey Results. Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya (5), pp.94-101 DOI: 10.31857/S013216250012555-3

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