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Journal of Population Sciences

Table 4 Multinomial regression on childcare use: relative risk ratios (reference childcare)

From: Childcare in Italy among migrants and natives: who uses which type and why?

 

No, I do not need childcare

No, I have no one to ask

 

RRR

P > z

RRR

P > z

Mother’s migrant background (ref Italian)

    

 1.5 Gen

1.042

0.743

2.159

0.000

 1st Gen

1.493

0.000

3.991

0.000

Italian geographical context (ref Northwest)

    

 Northeast

1.155

0.032

0.920

0.486

 Centre

0.934

0.357

0.975

0.849

 South

1.334

0.000

0.863

0.258

 Island

1.117

0.164

0.582

0.003

Mother’s age (ref up to 24)

    

 25–29

0.882

0.139

0.871

0.399

 30–34

0.800

0.009

0.943

0.724

 35–39

0.742

0.001

0.746

0.091

 40 or over

0.725

0.001

0.923

0.673

Mother’s education (ref post-secondary)

    

 Upper secondary

1.658

0.000

1.702

0.000

 Lower secondary

2.302

0.000

2.271

0.000

Mother’s labour market participation (ref employed)

    

 Other

8.678

0.000

14.517

0.000

 Unemployed

10.049

0.000

10.249

0.000

 Housewife

22.749

0.000

18.963

0.000

 Student

5.848

0.000

5.151

0.000

Poverty risk (ref no)

    

 Other

1.057

0.671

1.176

0.571

 Yes

1.159

0.002

1.632

0.000

Family type (ref married)

    

 Partnership

1.049

0.493

0.985

0.916

 Single

0.827

0.145

0.630

0.180

Cohabitant grandparents (ref no)

    

 Yes

1.332

0.000

0.943

0.718

Number of previous children (ref 0)

    

 1

1.191

0.001

1.141

0.192

 2

1.330

0.000

1.568

0.001

 3 or more

1.787

0.000

1.159

0.544

Father’s migrant background (ref Italian-born)

    

 No info

1.107

0.608

1.359

0.491

 Migrant-born

1.127

0.172

1.635

0.001

Delivery type (ref singleton)

    

 Twin

0.832

0.184

0.623

0.146

 Constant

0.038

0.000

0.004

0.000

  1. Data: Birth Sample Survey/Indagine campionaria sulle nascite e le madri 2012
  2. Own elaboration. Number of observations 18,778