Journal of Population Sciences
Table 2 Main variables
Variable name | Calculated from other variables | Definition |
|---|---|---|
ID | No | Household ID |
Year | No | Year in which the DSU was submitted and the ISEE obtained |
Family type | Yes | Classification based on the stated relationships of the family components (nuclear with married couple, cohabiting adults with children, single-parent with non-cohabiting second parent, single-parent with no other parent, etc.)1 |
Income | No | Household income applicable to ISEE calculation (incl. some non-taxable income) |
Wealth | Yes | Net value of the family's financial assets and real estate |
Equivalence scale | No | Effective family size used in the ISEE calculation, adjusted for economies of scale and care needs (i.e., incremented for any family member with disabilities) |
ISEE | No | Certified ISEE value as provided by INPS, sum of wealth and income, divided by the equivalence scale |
Maternal age | Yes | Mother’s age in years at the end of the year |
Maternal employment | Yes | Mother’s employment status |
Maternal disability | Yes | Mother with a medium or severe disability |
Maternal citizenship | Yes | Mother with Italian citizenship |
Paternal age | Yes | Father’s age in years at the end of the year |
Paternal employment | Yes | Father’s employment status |
Paternal disability | Yes | Father with a medium or severe disability |
Maternal citizenship | Yes | Father with Italian citizenship |
Minors | Yes | Number of minors in the household born between 1999 and 2015 |
Twins | Yes | Whether the 2016 birth was a twin birth |
New birth | Yes | Presence of a new household member aged 0 in the given year |
Regional subsidy | Yes | Household obtained the regional daycare subsidy in 2017 or 2018 |