Table 5

Effects of name scores of oldest child on number of children born to mothers from available Norwegian censuses from 1801 to 1910

Model 1: 1801aModel 2: 1865Model 3: 1875bModel 4: 1900Model 5: 1910
Fertility Score (of name) 0.082
(0.070) 
0.060
(0.048) 
0.020
(0.094) 
0.054
(0.035) 
0.149***
(0.030) 
Child Age 0.197***
(0.002) 
0.212***
(0.002) 
0.208***
(0.004) 
0.227***
(0.002) 
0.232***
(0.002) 
Urban (vs. rural)  −0.021
(0.033) 
0.007
(0.077) 
−0.205***
(0.031) 
−0.308****
(0.030) 
Province Fixed Effect  ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
Constant 0.921***
(0.232) 
1.204***
(0.183) 
1.414***
(0.414) 
1.294***
(0.151) 
0.756***
(0.130) 
N 12,533 24,580 5,435 30,015 32,345 
R2 .356 .340 .306 .289 .270 
Model 1: 1801aModel 2: 1865Model 3: 1875bModel 4: 1900Model 5: 1910
Fertility Score (of name) 0.082
(0.070) 
0.060
(0.048) 
0.020
(0.094) 
0.054
(0.035) 
0.149***
(0.030) 
Child Age 0.197***
(0.002) 
0.212***
(0.002) 
0.208***
(0.004) 
0.227***
(0.002) 
0.232***
(0.002) 
Urban (vs. rural)  −0.021
(0.033) 
0.007
(0.077) 
−0.205***
(0.031) 
−0.308****
(0.030) 
Province Fixed Effect  ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
Constant 0.921***
(0.232) 
1.204***
(0.183) 
1.414***
(0.414) 
1.294***
(0.151) 
0.756***
(0.130) 
N 12,533 24,580 5,435 30,015 32,345 
R2 .356 .340 .306 .289 .270 

Notes: Occupation is not considered because there is no quantitative variable analogous to occupational income (OCCINC) for these historical censuses. Last names are also not considered, as the majority of Norwegians in this time period used patronymics rather than inherited family names. Standard errors are shown in parentheses.

a

Geographic variables are not available for 1801.

b

In the 1875 census, some municipalities were sampled at 2% and others at 100%.

***p < .001

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