eprintid: 3353
rev_number: 5
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datestamp: 2020-09-02 07:05:51
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type: thesis
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sword_depositor: 1
creators_name: Sturm, Nadia
creators_id: S4114663
creators_email: sturmnadia104@gmail.com
title: The influence of partnership status on  fertility intentions of childless women and men across European countries
ispublished: unpub
full_text_status: public
abstract: Background: Absence of a suitable partner is the most frequently given reason for unmet fertility expectations across European countries. Especially when nearing the socially acceptable age limit for childbirth, the presence of a partner could influence fertility intentions more strongly. Studies provide evidence of positive effects of partnership on fertility intentions, but results in terms of a variation in this relation across the life course are mixed. Objective: I am analysing how overall fertility intentions of childless men and women are influenced by partnership status and how this relation varies by age and across countries. Data and methods: The data stems from the first wave of the Generations and Gender survey. The sample consists of childless respondents across 12 European countries between the ages of 18 to 45. I am calculating logistic regressions and aver-age marginal effects as well as the predicted probability of fertility intentions at different ages. Results: Partnership influences the intention to have at least one child positively but the effect varies considerably by age. After an increase of the positive effect up to a certain age threshold, the difference between singles and partnered people turns insignificant. Across countries and males and females, I find high variation in terms of the interaction between partnership and age. Educational level is found to be positively associated with fertility intentions. Conclusion: By in-cluding the predicted probabilities of fertility intentions at different ages, my results reveal a non-linear interaction between partnership and age that cannot adequately be modelled by logistic regressions and AMEs.
date: 2020
pages: 42
thesis_type: master
degree_programme: POPST
tutors_name: Rutigliano, R.
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Basiseenheid Demografie
tutors_email: R.Rutigliano@rug.nl
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keywords_local: Fertility intentions
keywords_local: Partnership status
keywords_local: Age
keywords_local: Theory of Conjunctural Action
keywords_local: Predicted probabili-ties
keywords_local: Average marginal effects
keywords_local: Cross-country comparison
language_iso: en
agreed_repository: yes
date_issued: 2020-09-01
citation:   Sturm, Nadia  (2020) The influence of partnership status on fertility intentions of childless women and men across European countries.  Master thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3353/1/MA_S4114663_Sturm_Nadia.pdf