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Table 1 Descriptive statistics for the main explanatory variables in the data

From: Do I want more if you help me? The impact of grandparental involvement on men’s and women’s fertility intentions

 

Total

Men

Women

Mean/Prop

Freq

Mean/Prop

Freq

Mean/Prop

Freq

Grandparental support

 No grandparental support

0.50

2425

0.50

323

0.50

2102

 Grandparental support- no resident grandparents

0.45

2149

0.47

301

0.44

1848

 Co-resident grandparents

0.05

233

0.03

16

0.05

217

Intensity grandparental support

 No grandparental support

0.50

2425

0.50

323

0.51

2102

 Week-day grandparental support

0.41

1996

0.44

285

0.41

1711

 All week grandparental support

0.03

153

0.03

16

0.03

137

 Co-resident grandparents

0.04

233

0.03

16

0.05

217

Education main respondent

 Secondary or lower

0.47

2268

0.58

371

0.46

1897

 Tertiary or higher

0.53

2539

0.42

269

0.54

2270

Partnered

 Yes

0.91

4375

0.97

621

0.90

3754

 No

0.09

432

0.03

19

0.10

413

Number of parity

 One

0.40

1931

0.40

260

0.40

1671

 Two or more

0.60

2876

0.60

380

0.60

2496

Income categories (in euros)

 < 1000

0.17

823

0.17

149

0.18

932

 > 1000 and < 1500

0.18

874

0.16

138

0.17

867

 1500 > and < 2000

0.17

832

0.18

162

0.17

854

 > 2000 and < 2500

0.17

833

0.37

324

0.31

1602

 > 2500

0.30

1445

    

Age main respondent

 18–27

0.04

174

0.01

13

0.03

161

 28–33

0.14

689

0.09

80

0.12

609

 34–38

0.29

1402

0.23

201

0.23

1201

 39–45

0.53

2542

0.39

346

0.43

2196

Employment status main respondent

 Working

0.55

2625

0.65

418

0.53

2207

 Not working

0.45

2182

0.35

222

0.47

1960

N = 

4807

640

4167

  1. Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding
  2. Source: SFS, 2018