Journal of Population Sciences
Table 2 Distribution of the independent variables across the 3 dependent variables (DV): percentages and sample sizes
From: Childcare in Italy among migrants and natives: who uses which type and why?
DV 1 | DV 2 | DV 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age at arrival | |||
Italian-born | 82.0 | 87.0 | 86.4 |
1.5 gen | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
1st Gen | 14.1 | 9.7 | 9.3 |
Italian geographical context | |||
Northwest | 26.6 | 28.6 | 28.4 |
Northeast | 20.7 | 22.0 | 20.8 |
Centre | 18.0 | 19.6 | 20.4 |
South | 24.0 | 20.4 | 21.8 |
Island | 10.7 | 9.4 | 8.6 |
Mother’s age | |||
Up to 24 | 7.0 | 5.1 | 7.2 |
25–29 | 15.7 | 13.1 | 15.1 |
30–34 | 30.2 | 31.7 | 31.8 |
35–39 | 32.7 | 35.0 | 32.6 |
40 or over | 14.5 | 15.2 | 13.3 |
Mother’s education | |||
Post-secondary | 20.1 | 25.4 | 19.0 |
Upper secondary | 49.6 | 51.9 | 51.5 |
Lower secondary | 30.2 | 22.7 | 29.6 |
Other | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Mother’s labour market participation | |||
Other | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
Employed | 54.4 | 75.4 | 72.7 |
Unemployed | 10.8 | 8.1 | 9.9 |
Housewife | 32.2 | 14.1 | 14.9 |
Student | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
Poverty risk | |||
Other | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.4 |
Yes | 38.9 | 31.2 | 37.7 |
No | 58.5 | 66.2 | 59.0 |
Family type | |||
Married | 80.7 | 78.56 | 79.18 |
Partnership | 14.2 | 16 | 15 |
Single | 5.1 | 5.69 | 5.82 |
Cohabitant grandparents | |||
No | 91.2 | 92 | 90 |
Yes | 8.8 | 7.86 | 9.86 |
Number of previous children | |||
0 | 44.2 | 47.2 | 47.7 |
1 | 41.9 | 41.6 | 40.5 |
2 | 11.0 | 9.2 | 9.3 |
3 or more | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 |
Father’s migrant background | |||
No info | 1.8 | 1.89 | 1.43 |
Italian-born | 82.78 | 87.07 | 87.26 |
Migrant-born | 15.42 | 11.04 | 11.31 |
Mother’s citizenship | |||
Born Italian | 81.91 | 86.93 | 86.23 |
Naturalised Italian | 1.87 | 1.62 | 2.42 |
Foreigner | 16.22 | 11.45 | 11.34 |
Type of delivery | |||
Singleton | 98.41 | 98.36 | 97.76 |
Twins | 1.59 | 1.64 | 2.24 |
Total per cent | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Total mothers | 18,778 | 13,434 | 2,146 |