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Table 1 Correlation between the national PTFRs and selected social indicators of human development (HDI), gender relations (GII, GEI*), female labour force participation (FER) and second demographic transition pattern (SDT): European countries

From: The second demographic transition, 1986–2020: sub-replacement fertility and rising cohabitation—a global update

 

Overall

Cluster A

Cluster B

R

Rsq

R

Rsq

R

Rsq

TFR-HDI 2000

+ .54

.29

− .05

.00

+ .13

.02

TFR-HDI 2008

+ .59

.36

+ .05

.00

+ .14

.02

TFR-HDI 2012

+ .54

.29

− .09

.01

− .03

.00

TFR-GII 2012

− .33

.11

+ .38

.15

+ .11

.01

TFR-GEI*2013

+ .58

.33

.56

.28

− .05

.00

TFR-FER 2000

+ .27

.07

+ .06

.00

− .08

.01

TFR-FER 2009

+ .40

.16

− .28

.08

+ .25

.06

TFR-SDT 2001

+ .52

.27

.68

.46

+ .15

.02

  1. Bold italics indicate R values ≥ + .50 and Rsq ≥ .25
  2. Source: Lesthaeghe and Permanyer (2014)