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Second Birth Fertility in Germany: Social Class, Gender, and the Role of Economic Uncertainty

[working paper]

Kreyenfeld, Michaela
Konietzka, Dirk
Lambert, Philippe
Ramos, Vincent Jerald

Corporate Editor
Bundesinstitut für Bevölkerungsforschung (BIB)

Abstract

This study uses a gender and class perspective to study rates of progression to the second birth in Germany. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel for the period 1990- 2020, we distinguish individuals by whether they are in (a) higher managerial/professional, (b) lower managerial/ pro... view more

This study uses a gender and class perspective to study rates of progression to the second birth in Germany. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel for the period 1990- 2020, we distinguish individuals by whether they are in (a) higher managerial/professional, (b) lower managerial/ professional, (c) skilled manual/higher routine nonmanual, or (d) the nonskilled manual/lower routine nonmanual classes. Our analysis reveals strongly elevated second birth rates among men and women in the managerial classes. We also show that upward mobility after the first birth is associated with higher second birth rates, particularly among men.... view less


In dieser Studie wird das Zweitgeburtenverhalten in Deutschland aus einer geschlechts- und klassenspezifischen Perspektive untersucht. Unter Verwendung von Daten des Sozio-ökonomischen Panels für den Zeitraum 1990-2020 unterscheiden wir Personen danach, ob sie zu (a) der oberen Dienstklasse, (b) der... view more

In dieser Studie wird das Zweitgeburtenverhalten in Deutschland aus einer geschlechts- und klassenspezifischen Perspektive untersucht. Unter Verwendung von Daten des Sozio-ökonomischen Panels für den Zeitraum 1990-2020 unterscheiden wir Personen danach, ob sie zu (a) der oberen Dienstklasse, (b) der unteren Dienstklasse, (c) den qualifizierten Angestellten/Facharbeitern oder (d) den einfachen beziehungsweise un- und angelernten Angestellten/Arbeitern gehören. Unsere Analyse zeigt stark erhöhte Zweitgeburtenraten bei Männern und Frauen in den höheren Berufsklassen. Wir zeigen auch, dass insbesondere bei Männern Aufwärtsmobilität nach der Geburt des ersten Kindes mit höheren Zweitgeburtenraten verbunden ist.... view less

Keywords
Federal Republic of Germany; fertility; birth trend; birth order; socioeconomic factors; gender-specific factors; qualification; social class

Classification
Population Studies, Sociology of Population
Family Sociology, Sociology of Sexual Behavior

Free Keywords
German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP), v37, 1990-2020 (doi:10.5684/soep.core.v37eu)

Document language
English

Publication Year
2022

City
Wiesbaden

Page/Pages
31 p.

Series
BiB Working Paper, 5-2022

ISSN
2196-9574

Status
Published Version; reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0


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