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On the Association between Parenthood, Number of Children and Expectations of Old-Age Welfare
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Abstract This paper explores the association between having children and expected subjective old-age welfare within a European context. Data for 31 countries from the European Social Survey are used to model the respondents’ concern about their expected old-age well-being and welfare. Having children and the... view more
This paper explores the association between having children and expected subjective old-age welfare within a European context. Data for 31 countries from the European Social Survey are used to model the respondents’ concern about their expected old-age well-being and welfare. Having children and the number of children are the primary explanatory variables but a broad set of controls including gender, age, education level, household income and health, as well as others are included. Regional variation in this association within Europe is discussed using four larger groups of countries. The results indicate that those with a higher number of children report that they are less worried about old-age welfare compared to those who have fewer children. In general, those without children had lower concerns regarding their old-age than those with children.... view less
Keywords
fertility; social security; old age; welfare; transfer; generation; prosperity; number of children; parenthood; Europe
Classification
Family Sociology, Sociology of Sexual Behavior
Free Keywords
old-age welfare; intergenerational transfers
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Page/Pages
p. 3-19
Journal
Studies of Transition States and Societies, 14 (2022) 2
ISSN
1736-8758
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed