What factors influenced the reproductive plans during the Covid-19 pandemic? Jana Paloncyová's new paper based on data from the Contemporary Czech Family project addresses this issue.
The analysis showed that the pandemic itself has not yet influenced the reproductive plans of the respondents significantly. The current number of children and the value orientation of the respondents had the biggest effect on whether they planned to have a child in the near future. It was also found that the characteristics of women (age and education) have a more significant effect on reproductive plans than men.
You can read the paper here: https://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/faktory-ovlivnujici-reprodukcni-plany-v-dobe-pandemie-covid-19
A significant decrease in short-term and long-term fertility plans occurred among young people aged 18-39 between 2020 and 2022, when the data collection of the first wave of the "Contemporary Czech Family" (Czech GGS-II) took place. In 2022, respondents indicated that they wanted to have a child in the next three years and in the more distant future less often than in 2020.
