Table 2

Distribution of variables (%)

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Number of Children 
0 46.41 47.28 46.58 48.95 51.98 55.54 
1 27.54 27.04 25.63 26.38 27.34 26.93 
2 21.45 20.90 21.64 19.38 16.60 14.23 
3 4.35 4.50 5.74 4.94 3.83 3.07 
4 0.24 0.28 0.40 0.34 0.25 0.23 
5+ 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 
Age Group of Wife 
15–19 0.66 0.83 0.85 0.60 0.43 0.28 
20–24 9.53 10.21 10.54 9.52 8.66 6.67 
25–29 17.16 16.91 17.87 17.53 17.60 15.96 
30–34 18.50 17.97 17.92 18.28 18.89 19.25 
35–39 16.95 16.72 16.47 17.02 17.44 18.48 
40–44 15.05 15.26 14.74 14.77 14.94 15.90 
45–49 12.17 12.37 11.92 12.35 12.32 13.18 
50–54 9.98 9.73 9.68 9.93 9.72 10.28 
Age Difference Between Spouses 
Wife older 24.78 23.85 22.97 22.47 21.98 22.45 
Husband 0–2 years older 32.15 32.21 35.19 36.26 38.01 38.17 
Husband 3–5 years older 20.27 20.20 20.73 20.82 21.09 21.11 
Husband >6 years older 22.80 23.74 21.12 20.44 18.92 18.27 
Husband’s Household Position 
Head of household 97.71 98.36 96.32 98.30 98.23 98.17 
Other 2.29 1.64 3.68 1.70 1.77 1.83 
Husband’s Social Class 
Upper and middle classes 4.74 4.88 7.31 7.90 8.96 10.16 
Skilled nonmanual 17.09 16.17 16.03 16.11 15.96 16.04 
Skilled manual 22.36 22.29 24.18 24.27 24.99 23.63 
Semiskilled manual 12.22 12.69 15.36 15.76 16.72 17.16 
Unskilled 13.12 14.13 16.53 17.05 16.45 15.67 
Textile workers 7.02 6.09 4.41 4.07 3.61 3.34 
Miners 4.18 4.88 5.69 6.31 6.85 8.05 
Agricultural laborers 16.23 13.54 7.63 5.91 4.12 3.76 
Unknown 3.03 5.33 2.87 2.61 2.34 2.18 
Distance From Wife’s Place of Birth 
Less than 10 km 53.46 49.15 48.69 48.63 49.41 48.62 
10–49 km 24.73 24.16 22.85 22.91 22.75 22.95 
50+ km 16.33 19.18 22.00 23.15 23.17 23.54 
Abroad 5.35 7.32 6.18 5.16 4.57 4.85 
Unknown 0.13 0.19 0.28 0.14 0.10 0.05 
Number of Women 2,223,976 2,541,617 3,235,007 3,507,452 4,111,065 4,659,742 
Number of RSDs 2,176 2,189 2,175 2,110 2,060 2,009 
Total Population 17,565,129 19,320,569 25,954,690 28,902,862 32,315,517 36,031,749 
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Number of Children 
0 46.41 47.28 46.58 48.95 51.98 55.54 
1 27.54 27.04 25.63 26.38 27.34 26.93 
2 21.45 20.90 21.64 19.38 16.60 14.23 
3 4.35 4.50 5.74 4.94 3.83 3.07 
4 0.24 0.28 0.40 0.34 0.25 0.23 
5+ 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 
Age Group of Wife 
15–19 0.66 0.83 0.85 0.60 0.43 0.28 
20–24 9.53 10.21 10.54 9.52 8.66 6.67 
25–29 17.16 16.91 17.87 17.53 17.60 15.96 
30–34 18.50 17.97 17.92 18.28 18.89 19.25 
35–39 16.95 16.72 16.47 17.02 17.44 18.48 
40–44 15.05 15.26 14.74 14.77 14.94 15.90 
45–49 12.17 12.37 11.92 12.35 12.32 13.18 
50–54 9.98 9.73 9.68 9.93 9.72 10.28 
Age Difference Between Spouses 
Wife older 24.78 23.85 22.97 22.47 21.98 22.45 
Husband 0–2 years older 32.15 32.21 35.19 36.26 38.01 38.17 
Husband 3–5 years older 20.27 20.20 20.73 20.82 21.09 21.11 
Husband >6 years older 22.80 23.74 21.12 20.44 18.92 18.27 
Husband’s Household Position 
Head of household 97.71 98.36 96.32 98.30 98.23 98.17 
Other 2.29 1.64 3.68 1.70 1.77 1.83 
Husband’s Social Class 
Upper and middle classes 4.74 4.88 7.31 7.90 8.96 10.16 
Skilled nonmanual 17.09 16.17 16.03 16.11 15.96 16.04 
Skilled manual 22.36 22.29 24.18 24.27 24.99 23.63 
Semiskilled manual 12.22 12.69 15.36 15.76 16.72 17.16 
Unskilled 13.12 14.13 16.53 17.05 16.45 15.67 
Textile workers 7.02 6.09 4.41 4.07 3.61 3.34 
Miners 4.18 4.88 5.69 6.31 6.85 8.05 
Agricultural laborers 16.23 13.54 7.63 5.91 4.12 3.76 
Unknown 3.03 5.33 2.87 2.61 2.34 2.18 
Distance From Wife’s Place of Birth 
Less than 10 km 53.46 49.15 48.69 48.63 49.41 48.62 
10–49 km 24.73 24.16 22.85 22.91 22.75 22.95 
50+ km 16.33 19.18 22.00 23.15 23.17 23.54 
Abroad 5.35 7.32 6.18 5.16 4.57 4.85 
Unknown 0.13 0.19 0.28 0.14 0.10 0.05 
Number of Women 2,223,976 2,541,617 3,235,007 3,507,452 4,111,065 4,659,742 
Number of RSDs 2,176 2,189 2,175 2,110 2,060 2,009 
Total Population 17,565,129 19,320,569 25,954,690 28,902,862 32,315,517 36,031,749 

Source: Calculated using Schürer and Higgs (2014) and Day (2018b).

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