Effects of Changes in Fertility

• Effects of Changes in Fertility:

  1. the family
  2. the dependency ratio
  3. public services and policies
• Effects of Changes in Fertility: Family

  1. smaller families mean women are more likely to work
  2. dual earner families
  3. but better off couples may be able to afford childcare meaning they can have a larger family
• Dependency Ratio: relationship between size of working population and size of non working or dependent population
• Effects of Changes in Fertility: Dependency Ratio

  1. fall in number of children reduces burden of dependency
  2. burden of dependency falling ensures an aging population - long term increase in burden of dependency
  3. falling fertility ensures more lonely children meanign less policies targetted towards children
• Effects of Changes in Fertility: Public Services and Policies

  1. less schools/lower class size
  2. cost of maternity leave
  3. types of housing
  4. aging population ensures more policies guided towards pensioners