Fertility Postponement and Regional Patterns of Dispersion in Age at First Birth: Descriptive Findings and Interpretations
Previous studies have documented an increasing heterogeneity in first-birth timing in countries experiencing the postponement transition. Sobotka (2004), for instance, showed a rising dispersion in age at first birth in developed countries, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States, w...
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| Language: | English |
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Federal Institute for Population Research
2019-04-01
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| Series: | Comparative Population Studies |
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| Online Access: | http://www.comparativepopulationstudies.de/index.php/CPoS/article/view/290 |