Journal of Population Sciences
Table 9 Actual and expected number of children according to wife’s education
From: Marital fertility and the changing status of women in Europe
Wife’s education | Actual | Expected |
|---|---|---|
Belgium, 1966 | ||
 Less than elementary | 3.12 | 3.29 |
 Elementary | 2.09 | 2.48 |
 Lower secondary | 2.00 | 2.46 |
 Higher secondary | 1.95 | 2.37 |
 Post secondary | 2.07 | 2.84 |
Czechoslovakia, 19701 | ||
 Elementary | 2.27 | 2.64 |
 Secondary | 1.64 | 2.13 |
 Post secondary | 1.64 | 2.11 |
Denmark, 19701 | ||
 Elementary | 2.12 | 2.57 |
 Lower secondary | 1.80 | 2.36 |
 Higher secondary | 1.83 | 2.48 |
 Post secondary | 1.89 | 2.65 |
England and Wales, 19671 | ||
 Elementary and lower secondary | 1.86 | 2.20 |
 Higher secondary | 1.73 | 2.10 |
 Post secondary | 1.69 | 2.09 |
Finland, 19711 | ||
 Less than elementary | 2.68 | 2.64 |
 Elementary | 2.13 | |
 Secondary | 1.60 | 2.22 |
 Post secondary | 1.86 | 2.47 |
France, 19721 | ||
 Elementary | 2.28 | 2.66 |
 Lower secondary | 1.92 | 2.32 |
 Higher secondary | 1.92 | 2.39 |
 Post secondary | 1.89 | 2.40 |
Hungary, 19661 | ||
 Less than elementary | 3.24 | 3.61 |
 Elementary | 2.19 | 2.54 |
 Lower secondary | 1.72 | 2.15 |
 Higher secondary | 1.46 | 1.86 |
 Post secondary | 1.34 | 1.85 |
Poland, 19721 | ||
 Less than elementary | 2.89 | 3.12 |
 Elementary | 2.85 | 3.26 |
 Lower secondary | 2.33 | 2.80 |
 Higher secondary | 1.82 | 2.25 |
 Post secondary | 1.60 | 2.00 |
Yugoslavia, 19701 | ||
 Less than elementary | 2.78 | 3.44 |
 Elementary | 2.03 | 2.50 |
 Lower secondary | 1.82 | 2.30 |
 Higher secondary | 1.43 | 1.92 |
 Post secondary | 1.34 | 1.87 |
Bulgaria, 19662 | ||
 Illiterate | 4.27 |  |
 Less than elementary | 3.37 |  |
 Elementary | 2.47 |  |
 Lower secondary | 1.61 |  |
 Higher secondary | 1.37 |  |
 Post secondary | 1.39 |  |
Netherlands, 1969, only 1958 and 1963 marriage cohorts3 | ||
 Primary | ||
  1958 | 2.3 | 2.7 |
  1963 | 1.7 | 2.7 |
 Secondary | ||
  1958 | 2.4 | 2.7 |
  1963 | 1.8 | 2.8 |
 Grammar | ||
  1958 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
  1963 | 1.7 | 2.7 |
 College/university | ||
  1958 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
  1963 | 1.7 | 2.6 |
Italy, 1972 (three big cities)4 | ||
 Illiterate | 3.47 | 3.69 |
 Less than elementary | 2.46 | 2.82 |
 Elementary | 2.17 | 2.57 |
 Lower secondary | 1.98 | 2.48 |
 Higher secondary | 1.86 | 2.41 |
 University | 1.84 | 2.36 |
Greece, 1967, Athens5 | ||
 Illiterate or some elementary | 2.45 |  |
 Elementary | 1.75 |  |
 Some high school | 1.83 |  |
 High school graduates | 1.38 |  |
 Some years of college or college graduates | 0.81 |  |