A time series analysis of Swedish illegitimacy rates, 1911-1974.
Using a sociodemographic model of the determinants of illegitimacy rates, a multivariate regression analysis of annual change in age-specific Swedish illegitimacy rates is applied to the 1911-74 period.  The proxy measure of change in sexual activity was significant for all age groups.  Legitimation rates for out-of-wedlock conceived births were significant for all ages except teenagers, and the final predictor, women's status, was significant for all ages except women 35-44.  Explained variance for annual change was highest among ages 20-24 (66%), 25-29 (66%), and 30-34 (63%) and lower among teens (34%) and women 35-44 (47%).  These results support earlier research that used a sociodemographic model to explain post-World War II change in cross-national illegitimacy rates among 23 developed countries.
D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001519:Behavior; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D005060:Europe; D007086:Illegitimacy; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012106:Research; D012537:Scandinavian and Nordic Countries; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012940:Social Problems; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013548:Sweden
Adolescents; Adolescents, Female; Age Factors; Behavior; Data Analysis; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Europe; Illegitimacy; Models, Theoretical; Northern Europe; Population; Population Characteristics; Research Methodology; Scandinavia; Sex Behavior--changes; Social Problems; Statistical Regression; Statistical Studies; Studies; Sweden; Youth