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YEAR: 1975

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Population policy and family planning programs in the Taiwan area, Republic

of China.

AUTHORS

Sun TH

SOURCE

In: Change Y, Donaldson PJ, eds. Population change in the Pacific region.

Vancouver, Canada, Pacific Science Association Congress, 1975. :141-60.

ABSTRACT

Taiwan's population doubled from 1943 to 1967 from 6.6 million to 13.3 million. By 1974 the population was 16

million. In May, 1968 the government announced its approval of the "Regulations Governing the Implementation of

Family Planning in the Taiwan Area." Family planning has become an important part of the national economic

development plan. The budget for family planning has gradually increased, particularly the government's share of the

budget. Family planning services anD personnel have been steadily increased also. Mass media for education of

the public is used. The government cancelled the subsistence allowance paid to government emplyees after the

second child. The Ministry of Finance eliminated customs duties on contraceptives and new products for

contraceptive manufacture. Promotion campaigns encourage the 2-child family and the equality of sons and

daughters. To formulate action plans, the Population Policy Committee of the Ministry of Interior was reconstituted in

1974 to work in 4 subcommittees: curbing population growth, research, policy formulation, and policy on education.

Population education is promoted in schools and among government officials. Family planning promotion

organizations have been formalized in Taiwan Province and Taipei City. The preferred family size has fallen from 4

in 1965 to 3.2 in 1973, but the preference is for 1.9 boys, 1.3 girls. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT7T 3073-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Population policy and family planning programs in the

Taiwan area, Republic of China.", is(are) Sun TH. The source of this article is "In: Change Y, Donaldson PJ, eds.

Population change in the Pacific region. Vancouver, Canada, Pacific Science Association Congress, 1975. :141-

60.". This article was published in 1975 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT7T 3073-06.

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