Chinas One Child Policy

Question 1

Date introduced

Answer 1

1979

Question 2

Chinese population

Answer 2

1.4 billion

Question 3

Rate of population growth

Answer 3

Rapid, birth rate of 5.7

Question 4

Effects of this growth rate

Answer 4

Severe overcrowding
Famine
Strain on services
All these factors led to the economy becoming unstable

Question 5

Exceptions

Answer 5

Rural populations
Ethnic minorities
Parents who are only children (recent)

Question 6

Incentives for only having one child

Answer 6

Longer maternity leave priority housing
Free education and school enrolment retirement funds
Interest free loans
10 percent salary increase

Question 7

Disadvantages of having more than 1 child

Answer 7

No benefits
Fined part of income, 10% salary cut or 370-1280 dollar fines
Pay for all services
All people at the same work place get a pay cut

Question 8

How did the enforce the policy *2

Answer 8

Granny police old villagers who spied on people employed by the Chinese government

Application to government before getting pregnant and only lasts for 6 months

Question 9

Gender imbalance

Answer 9

60 million more boys 120:100

Because boys are seen as more desirable

Question 10

Orphans

Answer 10

15 million

Question 11

Percentage of orphans that are girls

Answer 11

90%

Question 12

Dependency ratios

Answer 12

Increase one child for two parents economic burden

Question 13

Benefits of the policy x4

Answer 13

Less overcrowding
 less famine
Less pressure on services
Increased economic stability 
Small increase in quality of life

Question 14

Births prevented

Answer 14

400 million

Question 15

Population size without policy

Answer 15

1.8 billion

Question 16

Fertility rate decrease

Answer 16

5.7 to 1.8

Question 17

Population growth percentage decrease

Answer 17

1.9% to 0.7%

Question 18

New policy

Answer 18

Introduced in 2015

Allows two children