first analyses using efg data: investigations on childlessness dr. marion burkimsher affiliated to...
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First analyses using EFG data:investigations on childlessness
Dr. Marion Burkimsher
Affiliated to the University of Lausanne
Validation 1: main factors influencing childlessness
Logistic regression: results from Census 2000 and EFG 2013
Women & men born 1946-1955 (ie. aged 45-54 in 2000)
Cohort band
Validation 2: childless by cohort band: census 2000 & EFG
Note!
If comparing religious attendance in EFG & other
surveys…
In EFG respondents not asked about attendance at religious
services if they said they had “no religion”
Cannot directly compare with other surveys, except by
adding in “no religion” respondents into “non-attender”
category
Remark!
When looking at fertility intentions…they are fluid!
From SHP, for childless men & women for whom there were
3+ valid waves answering “How many children do you
want?” (N=240)
• 63% always said >=1
• 37% sometimes said none, sometimes >=1
• NONE always said they wanted no children
Results of logistic regression analysing…
…the factors which have an influence on….
• Not wanting children
• Not marrying/partnering
• Remaining childless
For men and for women
See sheet….
Why have I been analysing the EFG data?
Book chapter:
“Socio-economic differences in childlessness in Switzerland
and Austria” Marion Burkimsher & Kryštof Zeman
in
“Childlessness in Europe:
Patterns, Causes and Consequences’
Ed. Michaela Kreyenfeld & Dirk Konietzka
Publication: upcoming!!
