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Journal of Population Sciences

Table 1 Deaths and exposure time to the risk of death for men and women (Jan 1, 1991–Dec 31, 2012)

From: How does the age of the youngest child affect parental survival?

Covariate	Women			Men
	Person years		Deaths	Person years		Deaths
	In thousands	%	Deaths	In thousands	%	Deaths
Age of the youngest child
0	1337.9	5.54	183	1461.4	5.66	448
1	1370.7	5.67	247	1456.9	5.64	629
2 to under 4	3176.6	13.14	929	3197.1	12.38	1955
5 to under 9	4093.3	16.94	2047	3871.1	14.99	3611
10 to under 17	5238.4	21.68	4663	4384.2	16.98	6387
18 to under 21	2672.5	11.06	4357	1488.2	5.76	4137
Childless	6277.0	25.97	6400	9958.9	38.57	16,762
Calendar period
1991–1994	4645.6	19.22	4475	4927.2	19.08	8148
1995–1999	5631.6	23.30	4658	5991.5	23.21	8407
2000–2004	5473.9	22.65	4065	5855.0	22.68	7264
2005–2009	5303.7	21.95	3605	5697.6	22.07	6474
2010–2011	3111.6	12.88	2023	3346.4	12.96	3636
Highest achieved education
ISCED 1 and 2	2772.1	11.47	4623	4254.5	16.48	10,571
ISCED 3	7833.5	32.41	7059	9004.0	34.88	13,185
ISCED 4	4274.1	17.69	2253	4470.4	17.32	4149
ISCED 5	4096.6	16.95	2232	3795.5	14.70	2853
ISCED 6 and 7	5133.8	21.24	2287	4193.7	16.24	2529
Unknown/missing	56.3	0.23	372	99.6	0.39	642
Income quintile
1	5820	24.08	4132	4351	16.86	7417
2	5538	22.92	4775	4302	16.66	7131
3	4700	19.45	4173	4706	18.23	6635
4	4330	17.92	3239	5459	21.14	6205
5	3747	15.51	2507	6960	26.96	6539
Unknown/missing	30	0.13	0	36	0.14	2
Parity
0	6277	25.97	6400	9959	38.57	16,762
1	4298	17.78	3555	4492	17.40	5917
2	9594	39.70	6076	8137	31.52	7833
3	3998	16.54	2795	3230	12.51	3417
Marital status
Never married	11,199	46.34	7575	9947	38.53	8042
Married	10,716	44.34	8062	14,137	54.76	21,127
Dissolved union	2251	9.31	3189	1732	6.71	4760
Total of each variable^a	24,116	100.00	18,826	25,817	100.00	33,929

Source: Own calculations based on Swedish register data
^aTotal may not always add up to these values due to rounding
We consider seven levels of highest educational level: 1 = not completed compulsory education (< 9 years), 2 = completed compulsory education (9 years), 3 = upper secondary (2 years), 4 = upper secondary (3 years), 5 = college/university < 3 years, 6 = college/university ≥ 3 years, 7 = research education

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