| Project title |
Fertility
variations in Scotland: socio-cultural attitudes and interactions |
| Funding details |
Funded by the ESRC/Scottish
Executive |
| Research
team |
Ian Dey, Lynn
Jamieson, Kathryn Milburn,
Fran Wasoff, at the University
of Edinburgh, Catherine Bromley at the Scottish Centre for Social
Research and Paul Boyle and Elspeth Graham, University of St
Andrews) |
| Dates |
1st March 2005 to
30th June 2006 |
| Type of project |
Completed research
project |
| Keywords |
Reproductive issues |
| Project
description |
The General Register Office
(GRO) for Scotland has identified low fertility in Scotland
as a problem, and a major contributory factor in population
decline and population ageing. However fertility rates vary
widely across the country. This project concerned the social
interactions and attitudes underpinning the variation in fertility
rates within Scotland. It had two main aims:
1. To increase our understanding of attitudes to fertility and
their relationship to fertility behaviour in Scotland.
2. To investigate the influence of socio-cultural interactions
on fertility attitudes and behaviour.
The study involved a module on fertility incorporated into the
next Scottish Social Attitudes Survey (SSA) augmented by local
geographic information. The module was prepared by the research
team with the Scottish Centre for Social Research and after
consultation with the Scottish Executive. |
Publications/
dissemination |
Research
briefing
For links to final report and related journal articles click
here |
| Contact |
Fran
Wasoff, Kathryn Milburn |
