Cross-national patterns of intergenerational continuities in childbearing in developed countries.
Earlier work has shown that the association between the fertility of parents and the fertility of children has become stronger over time in some societies. This article updates and broadens the geographic coverage to assess the magnitude of intergenerational continuities in childbearing in developed and middle-income societies using data for 46 populations from 28 developed countries drawn from a number of recent large-scale survey programs. Robust positive intergenerational fertility correlations are found across these countries into the most recent period, and although there is no indication that the strength of the relationship is declining, the increasing trend does not appear to be continuing.
a Department of Social Policy , London School of Economics , London , United Kingdom.
Michael
M
Murphy
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D019049:Developed Countries; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009035:Mothers; D010298:Parity; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055815:Young Adult