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  • Title: Attitudes toward family planning, marriage, and family size among unmarried women in Korea.
    Author: Song KY.
    Journal: Stud Fam Plann; 1975 Oct; 6(10):372-5. PubMed ID: 1209695.
    Abstract:
    Data from the 1973 National Fertility and Family Planning Survey show that young unmarried women aged 18-27 desire small families and support family planning. These women express a lower son preference than did young currently married women surveved in 1973 and earlier. A majority of the respondents approve of the "stop at two" slogen of the family planning association, and they want to obtain more information about contraception before marrying. Unfortunately, survey results show that present sources of contraceptive information, including the schools, have not proved adequate. A summary is presented of the findings from the 1st Korean national survey on the attitudes of unmarried women toward marriage, family planning, and induced abortion; and their sources of information about contraception. 545 unmarried women between the ages of 18-27 were surveyed. The women showed greater independence from their families in their attitudes toward selecting a mate and a desire to marry at a later age than the prevailing one. The mean number of desired children was 2.6, lower than that of married women. Unmarried women with a sex preference of future children desired a mean of 2.8 children, compared with 2.0 for those without preference. Son preference was not as strong among unmarried women as among married women. 89% were favorable to the idea of family planning and 82% favorably responded to the well-know slogan, "stop at 2" children. Most preferred to delay contraception until after the birth of 1 or more children. 92% were familiar with at least 1 contraceptive method and 62% had heard of 3 or more. The pill was the most widely known (83%), but large numbers had heard of vasectomy (74%) and the IUD (60%). Better care and education of their children was the leading perceived benefit from contraception. The mass media, and especially magazines, were the leading source of contraceptive information. School was mentioned as a source by only 1/3 of the respondents. 49% indicated approval for abortion if they were faced with an unwanted pregnancy and another 24% would consider the option. Reinterviewing the same in 3-4 years is considered a useful means of viewing the effect of marriage on family planning attitudes.
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