Housing Affordability in Czech Regions and Demographic Behaviour – Does Housing Affordability Impact Fertility?

• Authors: Tomáš Kostelecký , Jana Vobecká
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The article examines the relationship between housing affordability and fertility in the Czech Republic after 1989. An analysis of national data suggests that improving housing affordability might be a factor behind the rise of fertility that has been observed since the beginning of the 2000s. The regional variation in fertility is generally lower than the regional variation of indicators of both housing affordability and the economic situation. Although the number of children born increased noticeably, total fertility did not increase at the same pace, and its regional patterns remained rather stable. The most important factor that influences the regional variation in fertility is the education of women, particularly young women. When the education of women is controlled for, housing affordability plays an important role in explaining the regional variation in fertility – both the total fertility rate and the timing of childbearing.

Keywords

EN

housing affordability; fertility; Czech regions

Discipline

• SOCIOLOGY: SOCIOLOGY

• Publisher: Institute of Sociology, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Sociologický časopis. Czech Sociological Review
• Year: 2009
• Volume: 45
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 1191–1213

Contributors

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Tomáš Kostelecký

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Jana Vobecká

• Sociologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i., Jilská 1, 110 00 Prague 1, Czech Republic