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On the positive correlation between education and fertility intentions in Europe: Individual- and country-level evidence
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Abstract Increasing shares of European women are making large investments in their human capital. Whether and to what extent these investments are in conflict with reproductive behaviour are issues that have repercussions for fertility levels. Using two Eurobarometer survey data (2006 and 2011) on individual... view more
Increasing shares of European women are making large investments in their human capital. Whether and to what extent these investments are in conflict with reproductive behaviour are issues that have repercussions for fertility levels. Using two Eurobarometer survey data (2006 and 2011) on individuals clustered in the 27 EU countries, I investigate the relationship between women's education and lifetime fertility intentions. Results suggest that a positive association between women's level of education and lifetime fertility intentions exists at both the individual and country levels, as well as in a micro-macro integrated framework. The main explanation for these findings - which remains to be proven by future research - is that, in institutional contexts allowing highly educated women to have large families, women of reproductive ages are more prone to make investments in both human capital and family size, because these choices are not seen as incompatible alternatives.... view less
Keywords
reproductive behavior; fertility; intention; education; level of education; multi-level analysis; Eurobarometer; Europe; woman; human capital; birth trend
Classification
Population Studies, Sociology of Population
Family Sociology, Sociology of Sexual Behavior
Free Keywords
reproductive decision-making
Document language
English
Publication Year
2014
Page/Pages
p. 28-42
Journal
Advances in Life Course Research, 21 (2014)
Issue topic
Fertility over the Life Course
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.alcr.2014.01.005
ISSN
1040-2608
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed