Study on Factors Influencing Women's Willingness to Marry in China

Abstract

In recent decade, the marriage rate of young males and females in China has been declining. The declining marriage rate and the rising postponement of marriage and childbearing result in China's low fertility rate and ageing, which pose challenges to the country. Using data from the China General Social Survey, this paper performs Random Forest to explore the factors influencing women's willingness to marry. The results suggest that objective factors are more important than subjective factors in influencing women's intention to marry in China.