Diverse pathways to permanent childlessness in Singapore: A latent class analysis

• Main Authors: WANG, Yanwen, TEERAWICHITCHAINAN, Bussarawan, HO, Christine
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2024
• Subjects: Childlessness; Latent class analysis; Singapore; Asian Studies; Behavioral Economics; Family, Life Course, and Society
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/2759; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soe_research/article/3758/viewcontent/DiversePathways_Childlessness_av.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The proportions of adults reaching midlife without having children have been rising rapidly across the globe, particularly in Asia. However, little is known about the pathways to permanent childlessness within the region’s childless population. This study utilized latent class analysis (LCA) to typo...