Table 3

Cox proportional hazard regressions for progression to parities 3–8 (multiple failure per subject model): Marriage cohorts 1870–1949 in Sweden, Spain, and The Netherlands

VariablesCategoriesPooledaSwedenSpainNetherlands
–18991900––18991900––18991900––18991900–
Socioeconomic Position of the Father at the Time of Marriage (SOCPO) Unskilled workers 
Semiskilled workers 1.02 0.93 1.03 0.94* 1.14 0.98 0.98 0.94 
Skilled workers 0.98 0.93* 0.99 0.85** 0.99 0.89 0.94 0.96 
Middle class: Farmers 1.03 1.22** 1.07** 1.23** 1.10 0.90 0.97 1.18* 
Middle class 0.88** 0.92* 0.87** 0.87** 0.92 1.04 0.84** 0.93 
Elite 0.74** 0.94 0.70** 0.90* 1.15 0.86 0.70* 0.98 
No information 0.98 1.03 1.06 0.98 1.02 1.02 0.70 1.04 
Total Number of Child Deaths at Time t All children alive         
1 deceased child 1.05* 1.12** 1.04* 1.11** 0.99 1.14** 1.10* 1.12* 
2 deceased children 1.09** 1.21** 1.07* 1.11** 1.06 1.38** 1.11 1.26* 
3 or more deceased children 1.17** 1.05 1.09 0.98 1.13 1.29* 1.12 0.89 
Lactation Indicator Month 9–12 After Infant Death No         
Yes 3.03** 3.51** 3.10** 3.62** 3.13** 3.32** 2.87** 4.06** 
Sex Composition of Surviving Children at Time t Mixed         
No surviving girls 1.01 1.06** 0.98 1.04* 1.03 0.98 1.04 1.14** 
No surviving boys 1.06* 1.08** 1.05* 1.08** 1.12* 1.10* 1.01 1.08 
Number of Observations  31,111 52,959 22,203 39,995 4,678 6,387 4,230 6,577 
Chi-Square  937.227 1,022.072 2,021.639 2,359.117 293.194 244.588 213.359 204.515 
Prob. > Chi-Square  .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 
VariablesCategoriesPooledaSwedenSpainNetherlands
–18991900––18991900––18991900––18991900–
Socioeconomic Position of the Father at the Time of Marriage (SOCPO) Unskilled workers 
Semiskilled workers 1.02 0.93 1.03 0.94* 1.14 0.98 0.98 0.94 
Skilled workers 0.98 0.93* 0.99 0.85** 0.99 0.89 0.94 0.96 
Middle class: Farmers 1.03 1.22** 1.07** 1.23** 1.10 0.90 0.97 1.18* 
Middle class 0.88** 0.92* 0.87** 0.87** 0.92 1.04 0.84** 0.93 
Elite 0.74** 0.94 0.70** 0.90* 1.15 0.86 0.70* 0.98 
No information 0.98 1.03 1.06 0.98 1.02 1.02 0.70 1.04 
Total Number of Child Deaths at Time t All children alive         
1 deceased child 1.05* 1.12** 1.04* 1.11** 0.99 1.14** 1.10* 1.12* 
2 deceased children 1.09** 1.21** 1.07* 1.11** 1.06 1.38** 1.11 1.26* 
3 or more deceased children 1.17** 1.05 1.09 0.98 1.13 1.29* 1.12 0.89 
Lactation Indicator Month 9–12 After Infant Death No         
Yes 3.03** 3.51** 3.10** 3.62** 3.13** 3.32** 2.87** 4.06** 
Sex Composition of Surviving Children at Time t Mixed         
No surviving girls 1.01 1.06** 0.98 1.04* 1.03 0.98 1.04 1.14** 
No surviving boys 1.06* 1.08** 1.05* 1.08** 1.12* 1.10* 1.01 1.08 
Number of Observations  31,111 52,959 22,203 39,995 4,678 6,387 4,230 6,577 
Chi-Square  937.227 1,022.072 2,021.639 2,359.117 293.194 244.588 213.359 204.515 
Prob. > Chi-Square  .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 

Notes: Models include controls for 10-year marriage cohort and quartiles of birth interval for child 1–2. The pooled model includes the country as an additional stratifying variable.

aPooled models are weighted to adjust the different sample sizes in the countries.

p < .10; *p < .05; **p < .01

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