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Education and Intended Number of Children in Germany, Moldova and Norway: An International Comparison Using FReDA and GGS-II-data
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Abstract
In this study, we compare the intended number of children in Germany, Moldova and Norway in 2020 and 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a first step, we compare the intended number of children (including children born) in the newly available Generations and Gender Survey round 2 (GGS-II) and the... view more
In this study, we compare the intended number of children in Germany, Moldova and Norway in 2020 and 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a first step, we compare the intended number of children (including children born) in the newly available Generations and Gender Survey round 2 (GGS-II) and the German FReDA-GGS data. In a second step, we estimate the number of further intended children with multinomial logistic regression models. The results reveal considerable differences across the three countries. Respondents in Moldova plan to have rather large families (on average 3.3 children, including children born), whereas individuals in Norway and Germany intend to have 2.0 and 1.8 children, respectively. In the multinomial logistic regression analyses, we find differences in the association of educational level and fertility plans by gender and country. In Germany, education is positively related to the intention to have further children. This pattern is more pronounced for women than for men. Furthermore, this association is also found among Norwegian men. In Moldova, we find only weak evidence for this association. For Norwegian women, education and the intention to have further children also seem to be unrelated. While most data about the intended number of children refer to the 2000s or earlier, we contribute to the literature by providing recent insights on the intended number of children in three European countries, including Moldova, a country that is understudied in demographic research.... view less
Keywords
fertility; family size; number of children; family planning; level of education; gender-specific factors; international comparison; Federal Republic of Germany; Moldova; Norway
Classification
Population Studies, Sociology of Population
Family Sociology, Sociology of Sexual Behavior
Free Keywords
Educational differences; Fertility; Intended family size; Parity intentions; Generation and Gender Survey (GGS II); FReDA panel data, release v.2.0.0
Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
Page/Pages
p. 589-628
Journal
Comparative Population Studies - Zeitschrift für Bevölkerungswissenschaft, 48 (2023)
Issue topic
Family Research and Demographic Analysis - New Insights from the German Family Demography Panel Study (FReDA)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.12765/CPoS-2023-22
ISSN
1869-8999
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed