Fertility Postponement and Regional Patterns of Dispersion in Age at First Birth: Descriptive Findings and Interpretations
Abstract: Previous studies have documented an increasing heterogeneity in first-birth timing in countries experiencing the postponement transition. Sobotka (2004), for instance, showed a rising dispersion in age at first birth in developed countries, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States, where the timing polarisation between more and less advantaged women is most evident. However, these studies have included few countries outside Europe and North America, and lack a thorough interpretation of the rising dispersion in first births. Our aim is to compare the evolution of dispersion in age at first birth in countries in Europe, East Asia, North America and South America. Using data from the Human Fertility Database and the Human Fertility Collection, we describe the evolution of the period mean age at first birth and its variance for 21 countries since 1970. In line with previous studies, our results show a widespread pattern of increasing heterogeneity in age at first birth
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
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Englisch
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Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: Comparative Population Studies - Zeitschrift für Bevölkerungswissenschaft ; 44 (2019) ; 37-59
- DOI
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10.12765/CPoS-2019-07en
- URN
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urn:nbn:de:101:1-2019062111523869869838
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Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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25.03.2025, 1:56 PM CET
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- Nathan, Mathías
- Pardo, Ignacio
Time of origin
- 2019
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