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Is it a “baby‐bloom” or “baby‐gloom” decade?How does having children vary in relation to attitudes toward life, social,political and environment development in two Asia countries?
UNT Spring 2010ANTH 5014Instructor:
Dr. Doug Henry
Quantitative Researchby Jeff Wan Chung Sing
•Similar size of U.S.
•Established of PRC1949, w/ long history
•2009 Pop. = 1.3 billion
•Agriculture workers: 49%of Pop.
•1/3 of New Jersey
•Independence 1946,w/ short history
•2009 Pop. = 3.7 million
•Service Industry: 67.3%of Pop.
Demographically…
CHINA SINGAPORE
CHINA• To maintain low birth rate (pressure from population growth): Vice Premier• One –Child Policy, introduced in 1978 until 2015
Goal:Explore affects on have/don’t have decision Explore possibilities for development, both social and commercial
SINGAPORE•Only 32,630 new‐born babies, 2009•Promotes immigration as birth rate drops: Prime Minister, 2006
What’s going on?
Baby FACTS
11.4%
33.5%34%
51.6%
10.6%17.1%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Don't h
ave
children
1 children
2 children
3 children
4 children
5 children
6 children
7 children
8 or m
ore
children
ChinaSingapore
CHINA SINGAPOREN=99011.4% 88.6% N=150051.6% 48.4%
“ To have or not to have children?”
Modern Life Development
Environmental Development
Attitude towards:Life, Social Relationship, Politics and Development
Hypothesis
ATTITUDE TOWARDS LIFE… Satisfied?Baby Factor p<.05
SatisfiedDissatisfied1 10
mean=5.9
SatisfiedDissatisfied1 10
mean=6.6
mean=7
mean=7.4
5
5
CHINA
SINGAPORE
ATTITUDE TOWARDS LIFE…
WorkLeisure1 5
mean=4
CHINA
1 5
SINGAPORE
mean=4.2
mean=3.2
mean=3.5
Leisure or Work?Baby Factor p<.05
WorkLeisure
3
3
ATTITUDE TOWARDSSOCIAL RELATIONSHIP & POLITICS…
Trust each others?Baby Factor p<.05
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
45.0% 45.3%
Not trusting others
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%83.2% 87.6%
Not trusting others
CHINA SINGAPORE
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%76.6%
69.9%
Interested in Politics
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
36.9%37.8%
Interested in Politics
CHINA SINGAPORE
ATTITUDE TOWARDSSOCIAL RELATIONSHIP & POLITICS…
Interested in Politics?Baby Factor p<.05
Scientific Advance?Baby Factor
ATTITUDE TOWARDSENVIRONMENT & DEVELOPMENT…
p<.05
CHINA SINGAPORE
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
58.7%
82.6%
Will help
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
39.1% 41.2%
Will help
ATTITUDE TOWARDSENVIRONMENT & DEVELOPMENT…
$ Environment?Baby Factor p<.05
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%89.5%
81.3%
Agree
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
71.4%
54.4%
Agree
CHINA SINGAPORE
Findings:
•Less satisfied w/ life•Think more work•Less distrust in society•More interested politics•More think science helps•More will give $ forenvironment
•More satisfied w/ life•Think more leisure•Higher distrust in society•Less interested politics•Less think science helps•More will give $ forenvironment
CHINA SINGAPORE
Have different attitude of having kids and…
Could modernization leads to dehumanization and effecting birth rate? Will the attitude of having children improves sustainable development?
Next…
Will look into:•Factors effect couples’ satisfaction,•What is work and leisure to them, in details•Why would they give/not give $ toenvironment; on what categories, for what
•Their aspiration of the futureBefore and after couples have children…
The End &Thank you…