Table 1

Fertility and labor market participation by birth cohorts of women, BASiD data and analytical sample

Birth Cohort
1940–19491950–19591960–19691970–1976
All 
 Childless (%) 12.78 16.67 21.44 39.31 
 Number of children 1.87 1.68 1.52 1.05 
 Never worked (%) 75.36 11.94 12.48 16.70 
 Number of observations 26,693 25,990 29,230 19,997 
Analytical sample 
 Treated 
  Childless (%) 27.70 37.04 44.33 61.16 
  Number of children 1.33 1.09 0.92 0.54 
  Never worked (%) 65.62 38.08 38.52 37.85 
  Number of observations 509 1,053 1,119 605 
 Untreated 
  Childless (%) 22.49 24.32 29.50 49.19 
  Number of children 1.47 1.41 1.28 0.78 
  Never worked (%) 66.76 37.35 39.35 39.34 
  Number of observations 2,494 4,075 4,956 3,025 
 Number of observations 3,003 5,128 6,075 3,630 
Birth Cohort
1940–19491950–19591960–19691970–1976
All 
 Childless (%) 12.78 16.67 21.44 39.31 
 Number of children 1.87 1.68 1.52 1.05 
 Never worked (%) 75.36 11.94 12.48 16.70 
 Number of observations 26,693 25,990 29,230 19,997 
Analytical sample 
 Treated 
  Childless (%) 27.70 37.04 44.33 61.16 
  Number of children 1.33 1.09 0.92 0.54 
  Never worked (%) 65.62 38.08 38.52 37.85 
  Number of observations 509 1,053 1,119 605 
 Untreated 
  Childless (%) 22.49 24.32 29.50 49.19 
  Number of children 1.47 1.41 1.28 0.78 
  Never worked (%) 66.76 37.35 39.35 39.34 
  Number of observations 2,494 4,075 4,956 3,025 
 Number of observations 3,003 5,128 6,075 3,630 

Notes: All information is drawn from raw data without restrictions. Analytical sample: Sample used for the analysis. “Treated” includes all women who have ever been treated in the observation sample. “Untreated” includes the women who have never been treated in the observation period. “Never worked” are persons who have no employment spells in the registers between 1975 and 2007.

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