Homeownership and fertility intentions among migrant population in urban China

This study examines how homeownership is associated with fertility intentions among migrant population in urban China. Using data from the 2017 China Migrants Dynamic Survey, after controlling for a wide range of household demographical and socioeconomic characteristics and city fixed effects, we fi...

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Published in:Housing studies 2024-05, Vol.39 (5), p.1176-1198
Main Authors: Hu, Mingzhi, Su, Yinxin, Yu, Xiaofen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Children
Desire
Fertility
Homeownership
Households
Migrants
Ownership
Property
property rights
Socioeconomic factors
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Summary:This study examines how homeownership is associated with fertility intentions among migrant population in urban China. Using data from the 2017 China Migrants Dynamic Survey, after controlling for a wide range of household demographical and socioeconomic characteristics and city fixed effects, we find that homeowners are on average 1.12 percentage points more likely to desire future children than renters. The estimated homeownership effect has on average a 7.8% increase in the desire for future children. This result is robust to a series of different model specifications. Moreover, we find that the homeownership effect on fertility intentions mainly occurs in households without children. Homeowners having full property ownership have a higher desire for future children than renters. On the contrary, those having joint ownership of property do not differ much from renters in terms of the desire for future children.
ISSN:0267-3037
1466-1810
DOI:10.1080/02673037.2022.2108382