Journal of Population Sciences
Table 3 Descriptive statistics (N = 22,218 observations, 226,002 person-years). Percentages on the whole sample
| Â | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
Cohort | Â | Â | Â |
 1965–1979 | 55.8 | 56.8 | 56.3 |
 1980–1996 | 44.2 | 43.2 | 43.7 |
Parental level of education | Â | Â | Â |
 High | 9.8 | 10.0 | 9.9 |
 Medium | 29.9 | 30.1 | 30.0 |
 Low | 60.3 | 59.9 | 60.1 |
Mother’s employment status when the respondent was 14 |  |  |  |
 Employed | 44.4 | 47.1 | 45.8 |
 Not employed | 55.6 | 52.9 | 54.2 |
Area of residence | Â | Â | Â |
 Northwest | 19.3 | 19.9 | 19.6 |
 Northeast | 21.7 | 20.9 | 21.3 |
 Centre | 16.8 | 16.9 | 16.9 |
 South | 30.9 | 31.1 | 31.0 |
 Islands | 11.3 | 11.2 | 11.2 |