Depressed fertility among descendants of immigrants in Sweden

Andersson, Gunnar; Persson, Lotta; Obućina, Ognjen

doi:10.4054/demres.2017.36.39

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“…However, in contrast with other studies on migrant fertility which have observed a process of convergence that unfolds gradually over time and across generations, our findings reveal a remarkably rapid convergence of first-generation migrants and of their descendants -except for those from the Maghreb -to the fertility patterns prevailing in the host society. For Sweden, Andersson, Persson, and Obućina (2017) found that first-and second-birth risks were lower among nearly all country groups of second-generation women than among women with full Swedish backgrounds. In the case of Spain, we find not only that the 1.5 generation of Latin American origin has lower rates of transition to first birth than natives, but also that the first generation of Latin American women who arrived in Spain before the onset of their childbearing have lower progression rates to first and second births than their Spanish counterparts.…”

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Childbearing patterns among immigrant women and their daughters in Spain: Over-adaptation or structural constraints

González‐Ferrer¹,

Martín²,

Kraus³

et al. 2017

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Childbearing patterns among immigrant women and their daughters in Spain: Over-adaptation or structural constraints

González‐Ferrer¹,

Martín²,

Kraus³

et al. 2017

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“…By contrast, the descendants of immigrants from high fertility countries have a higher likelihood of becoming a mother. However, a more recent Swedish study by Andersson, Persson, and Obućina (2017) finds that most groups of descendants of immigrants have lower first and second birth rates than those with a full Swedish background. In the Netherlands, Garssen and Nicolaas (2008) find that second-generation women of Turkish and Moroccan origin have a lower fertility level than their parents, but still a somewhat higher level than the native Dutch population.…”

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Fertility among descendants of immigrants in Belgium: The role of the partner

Landschoot¹,

Valk²,

Bavel

2017

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BACKGROUNDResearch on the fertility behavior of descendants of immigrants has focused on female characteristics and has largely neglected those of the male partner. One key aspect is whether the partner is of same (endogamous) or of different (exogamous) ethnic origin. Moreover, the male partner may be born in the same country as the female partner, or he may have migrated to that country later in the life course. Consequently, both his ethnic origin and migration history may affect the fertility behavior of secondgeneration women. OBJECTIVEThis study analyzes to what extent second and higher order births of second-generation women of Southern European, Turkish, or Moroccan origin in Belgium differ by the ethnic origin and migration history of the male partner. METHODWe apply event history methods using the 2001 Belgian Census, linked with the 2006 Belgian National Population Register. RESULTSWomen of Turkish and Moroccan origin in an endogamous union experience higher second and subsequent birth rates than their counterparts in an exogamous union. However, no variation is found within the endogamous unions: Whether or not the endogamous partner has been born in the country of origin does not seem to affect 1 Interface Demography, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium. E-Mail: Lisa. Van CONTRIBUTIONThis study extends the literature on the fertility behavior of the descendants of immigrants by demonstrating the importance of male partner characteristics in explaining the transition to a second or a higher order birth.

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“…Adding to an emerging literature that focuses on the descendants of immigrants (e.g. Dubuc 2012; Kulu and Gonzalez-Ferrer 2014;Kulu et al 2017;Andersson et al 2017), this paper contributes to bridging this gap by (i) producing novel fertility estimates decomposed by educational attainment, and (ii) analysing how education influences fertility among British Asian women. In the UK and elsewhere, women's education is an important factor in fertility timing and levels (Berrington and Pattaro 2014).…”

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Fertility and education among British Asian women: a success story of social mobility?

Dubuc¹

2018

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High fertility among immigrant groups is often analysed as an expression of specific cultural factors and/or lower social status. I hypothesise that differences in educational attainment explain the fertility differentials across immigrant groups and generations in the UK. Building on previous work, and using household survey data and the Own-Child reverse-survival method, the paper presents for the first time total fertility and age-specific fertility estimates by broad categories of educational attainment for immigrant and second-generation British Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Indian, and Chinese women. I use these estimates to analyse how education influences childbearing across British Asian ethnic groups, and compare the fertility patterns of these groups to those of the whole UK population. High levels of educational attainment contribute substantially to the low overall fertility levels of Indian and Chinese women. Higher education also contributes to the lower fertility levels of the second-generation British Pakistani and Bangladeshi women relative to those of the immigrant generation. Some differences between groups remain after decomposing by educational level, which suggests that there are additional influencing factors. The results are discussed in the context of social theories on the incorporation of immigrants and minorities.

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Depressed fertility among descendants of immigrants in Sweden

Cited by 33 publications

References 50 publications

Childbearing patterns among immigrant women and their daughters in Spain: Over-adaptation or structural constraints

Childbearing patterns among immigrant women and their daughters in Spain: Over-adaptation or structural constraints

Fertility among descendants of immigrants in Belgium: The role of the partner

Fertility and education among British Asian women: a success story of social mobility?

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