Background: Population models assume that parents make investment decisions that maximize reproductive success in the face of limited resources. Aim: The aim of the current study was to investigate the dynamics of offspring and the patterns of male to female ratio in the urban area of Athens. In addition, the role of socioeconomic factors to their dynamics was examined. The study was conducted in the urban area of Athens. The target group consisted of children in the area’s kindergartens. A total of 435 single parents or parent couples were investigated with respect to their socioeconomic background and the number of children. Result: The main factors affecting the number of children included the income which was influenced by both education and nationality. At the same time, nationality appeared to play a significant role in the male to female ratio with mixed couples manifesting the largest ratio. Conclusions: To the best of our knowledge, this is the first work in the literature examining the dynamics of offspring by calculating the effects of socioeconomic factors such as education, income and nationality. At the same time, such works are extremely important both towards the understanding of population dynamics but also towards policy making, which includes both demographical and fiscal policies.
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Demography, Greece, Socioeconomics, Number of Offspring, Male to Female Ratio
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George I. Lambrou, Maria Braoudaki, Eleni Papanikolaou, Anna Tagka. (2016). Demography Dynamics: Factors Affecting Number of Offspring and Male to Female Ratio in Greece. Journal of Family Medicine and Health Care, 2(4), 119-131. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.jfmhc.20160204.25
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George I. Lambrou; Maria Braoudaki; Eleni Papanikolaou; Anna Tagka. Demography Dynamics: Factors Affecting Number of Offspring and Male to Female Ratio in Greece. J. Fam. Med. Health Care 2016, 2(4), 119-131. doi: 10.11648/j.jfmhc.20160204.25
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