THE RESEARCH OF RELATION BETWEEN SOCIAL - ECONOMIC STATUS OF WOMEN IN TEHRAN WITH THE MANIFESTATION OF SECOND DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION

Abstract

Abstract. This study aimed to investigate the association between socio-economic status and population characteristics with demographic transition effects of Tehran. Using survey methods, questionnaire in 39 charts adjusted and were distributed among 384 married women with 5 years of marital life which selected by simple random sampling. Regression test results showed that 47% of the variance of the second demographic transition is explained by the independent variables in the equation and other remaining 53 percent were explained by variables that are out of this review. Path analysis test results also showed that the effect of socio-economic status with beta coefficient 0/645of is more than all other variables, while the female literacy status variable by a factor of 0/395 has the lowest total effect. And among the research hypotheses, research on the relationship between demographic variables and second demographic transition, only the use of contraception and tend for divorce were not approved. Underlying assumptions results showed that there is a significant positive relationship between the second demographic transition variables and the socio-economic status. and also between the second transition demographic variables and population variables, there is an inverse and direct relationship. Therefore, it is suggested that main policy makers and the government put great attention to the issues of divorce and apply scientific experts in this field. Some actions like Life skills training, research .before marriage and…. can decrease the rate of divorce in our country Keywords: second demographic transition effects, the components of socioeconomic status, demographic factors, married women, Tehran.