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Education and Childlessness: The Influence of Educational Field and Educational Level on Childlessness among Swedish and Austrian Women

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Neyer, Gerda, Hoem, Jan M., Andersson, Gunnar·2017·Demographic Research Monographs
DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-44667-7_9
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This article deals with the question of how different institutional structures affect ultimate levels of childlessness. We compare rates of childlessness by educational field and educational level among women born in 1955–1959 in two different welfare states: Austria and Sweden. We find similar patterns of childlessness by educational field in both countries: i.e., women who have been educated to work in the education or health sector have lower rates of childlessness than women who have been educated to work in most other occupational fields. However, rates of childlessness by educational level differ markedly between the two countries: Austrian women with upper-secondary or tertiary education are significantly more likely to be childless than Swedish women with comparable levels of education and Austrian women with lower levels of education. We attribute these differences to the educational systems, the labour market structures, and the family policies of the two countries; which in Sweden promote equality across educational groups, and in Austria create cleavages between educational groups. We conclude with reflections on the implications of our results for demographic research on education and fertility.

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Authors
Neyer, G., Hoem, J. M., & Andersson, G.
Affiliations
Stockholm University (SE)
Corresponding author
Neyer, Gerda
Venue
Demographic Research Monographs
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published
2017
Pages
183-207
ISSN
  • 1613-5520 (ISSN-L)
  • 2197-9286
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-44667-7_9
OpenAlex
W2573739617
Cited by
31
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56
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19.24
Type
book chapter
Language
en
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  • Demographic research monographs (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • DiVA (Stockholm University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
Vetenskapsrådet (349‐2007‐8701, 340‐2013‐5164)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Family Dynamics and Relationships
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
Keywords
childlessness, educational field, educational attainment, fertility, women, welfare state, family policy, labor market structure, educational inequality, Sweden, Austria, education system

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