An Illustration of the Problems Caused by Incomplete Education Histories in Fertility Analyses

When assessing the importance of education for fertility, one should ideally use complete education histories. Unfortunately, such data are often not available. It is illustrated here, using register data for Norwegian women born in 1969, that inclusion of educational level at the latest age observe...

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Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2004-04-01
Series:Demographic Research
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Online Access:http://www.demographic-research.org/special/3/6/