The Impact of Housing Characteristics on Childbearing Decisions in Iranian Households

Document Type : Original Article

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Faculty of Economics, Tarbiat Modares University

10.48308/jem.2024.236262.1932

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The demographic window in Iran began around 2006 and is expected to continue until about 2050. Therefore, it is becoming increasingly important to pay attention to the youthfulness of the population and to extend this demographic window through the use of various laws and regulations. This paper examines the relationship between housing characteristics and fertility in Iran using an ordered logit model and data from the 1401 Household Expenditure and Income Survey. The results of the study show that factors such as increased housing area, non-apartment housing, quality housing, and homeownership are positively and significantly associated with the likelihood of households having children. These findings suggest that housing is an important factor that can affect fertility. Policymakers can have a positive impact on the willingness of households to have children by creating stability in the housing market and allocating appropriate facilities or tax breaks for the construction of larger and non-apartment housing. Another finding of this study is that households with higher per capita income and education of the head of household tend to have fewer children, which indicates that this group prefers quality over quantity of children.

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