TY - JOUR
T1 - Childlessness among men in Australia
AU - Parr, Nick
PY - 2010/6
Y1 - 2010/6
N2 - This paper examines childlessness in later adult life among males in Australia. The data are from 1,610 males aged 45-59 interviewed in 2001 for Wave 1 of the Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey, a large-scale, nationwide, longitudinal survey of the household population. Staged logistic regression models are used to identify the early lifecourse antecedents of a man being childless in later life and the mediating effects of work-related variables and duration of union. The results show that the father's and mother's occupations, the level and type of education, and birthplace are important early lifecourse antecedents of whether a man is childless in later life. The lengths of time a man has been in married and cohabiting and his current occupation are found shown to have significant relationships with whether he is childless.
AB - This paper examines childlessness in later adult life among males in Australia. The data are from 1,610 males aged 45-59 interviewed in 2001 for Wave 1 of the Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey, a large-scale, nationwide, longitudinal survey of the household population. Staged logistic regression models are used to identify the early lifecourse antecedents of a man being childless in later life and the mediating effects of work-related variables and duration of union. The results show that the father's and mother's occupations, the level and type of education, and birthplace are important early lifecourse antecedents of whether a man is childless in later life. The lengths of time a man has been in married and cohabiting and his current occupation are found shown to have significant relationships with whether he is childless.
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U2 - 10.1007/s11113-009-9142-9
DO - 10.1007/s11113-009-9142-9
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77952745175
VL - 29
SP - 319
EP - 338
JO - Population Research and Policy Review
JF - Population Research and Policy Review
SN - 0167-5923
IS - 3
ER -