Journal of Population Sciences
From: Transition to first birth during the Great Recession: the case of Greece
 | 2005–2009 | 2010–2013 | ||
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 | Percentage | Obs. | Percentage | Obs. |
Couple’s education |  |  |  |  |
 Man's higher | 13.68 | 128 | 15.63 | 126 |
 Woman’s higher | 20.19 | 189 | 21.34 | 172 |
 Low–low | 19.02 | 178 | 15.38 | 124 |
 Medium–medium | 23.93 | 224 | 26.92 | 217 |
 High–high | 23.18 | 217 | 20.72 | 167 |
Couple’s activity status |  |  |  |  |
 Unemployed/inactive woman–employed man | 26.54 | 250 | 30.98 | 250 |
 Employed woman–employed man | 57.96 | 546 | 46.1 | 372 |
 Employed woman–unemployed/inactive man | 7.11 | 67 | 13.75 | 111 |
 Unemployed/inactive woman–unemployed/inactive man | 8.39 | 79 | 9.17 | 74 |
Couple’s income |  |  |  |  |
 Woman’s high–man’s low | 19.83 | 185 | 24.16 | 193 |
 Man’s high–woman’s low | 21.01 | 196 | 20.53 | 164 |
 Low–low | 24.97 | 233 | 27.53 | 220 |
 High–high | 34.19 | 319 | 27.78 | 222 |
Calendar time | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 2005 | 8.56 | 92 |  |  |
 2006 | 15.81 | 170 |  |  |
 2007 | 21.58 | 232 |  |  |
 2008 | 32.74 | 352 |  |  |
 2009 | 21.3 | 229 |  |  |
 2010 |  |  | 33.04 | 297 |
 2011 |  |  | 31.15 | 280 |
 2012 |  |  | 18.91 | 170 |
 2013 |  |  | 16.91 | 152 |
Woman’s age |  |  |  |  |
 Up to 24 | 6.11 | 57 | 5.7 | 44 |
 25–29 | 18.65 | 174 | 15.93 | 123 |
 30–34 | 23.37 | 218 | 18.78 | 145 |
 35–39 | 14.15 | 132 | 15.67 | 121 |
 40–49 | 37.73 | 352 | 43.91 | 339 |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Legal union | 86.1 | 855 | 88.28 | 746 |
 Other union | 13.9 | 138 | 11.72 | 99 |
Area of residence | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Voreia Ellada (Northern Greece) | 37.87 | 376 | 34.56 | 292 |
 Kentriki Ellada (Central Greece) | 17.22 | 171 | 25.8 | 218 |
 Attiki | 34.94 | 347 | 29.7 | 251 |
 Aigaio and Kriti (Aegean Islands and Crete) | 9.97 | 99 | 9.94 | 84 |
Degree of urbanization | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Densely populated area | 45.82 | 455 | 38.82 | 328 |
 Intermediate area | 13.49 | 134 | 12.07 | 102 |
 Sparsely populated area | 40.68 | 404 | 49.11 | 415 |
Couple’s type of contract |  |  |  |  |
 At least one partner temporary | 29.19 | 101 | 29.38 | 57 |
 Both partners permanent | 70.81 | 245 | 70.62 | 137 |