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Table 4 Log hazard of the second childbirth among tertiary educated women (compared to women with a low/medium level of education) by country and mother’s age at first childbirth. Simultaneous hazard model. Parameter estimates, significance values and standard errors

From: The nexus between education and fertility in six European countries

 

< 30 years

30–34 years

35+ years

 

β

sig.

se

β

sig.

se

β

sig.

se

Bulgaria

− 0.59

***

(0.067)

− 0.26

 

(0.223)

− 1.07

 

(0.968)

Czech Rep.

0.16

 

(0.145)

− 0.01

 

(0.300)

  

France

0.23

***

(0.074)

0.20

 

(0.125)

0.07

 

(0.327)

Germany

0.02

 

(0.103)

0.34

**

(0.136)

− 0.28

 

(0.463)

Italy

0.04

 

(0.062)

0.25

***

(0.077)

0.54

***

(0.180)

Poland

− 0.44

***

(0.086)

− 0.59

***

(0.164)

− 0.44

 

(0.654)

  1. Note: Other variables included in the model: birth cohort, currently studying and currently working. Due to reduced sample size, estimates are not available for women aged 35+ at their first child birth in Czech Republic. Source: GGS 2nd wave and Istat FSS (2009)
  2. *p < 0.1; **p < 0.05; ***p < 0.01