Yale University.
Popul Stud (Camb). 2019 Nov;73(3):335-351. doi: 10.1080/00324728.2019.1658799. Epub 2019 Oct 8.
This study examines whether the fertility of college-educated women is increasing more quickly across cohorts in Generation X than the fertility of their less educated counterparts. Using data from the National Survey of Family Growth in the United States, this study examines the educational differentials in fertility levels and timing across four five-year cohorts of 'Generation Xers'. Results reveal that total fertility rates (TFRs) are increasing across cohorts for all educational groups and the increase is greatest for college-educated women. The increase in cohort TFR among college-educated women is being primarily driven by an increasing proportion of those with two children transitioning to a third birth. The findings in this paper contribute to the current debate on whether there has been a shift in fertility behaviours among college-educated Generation Xers compared with their Baby Boomer counterparts.
本研究考察了 X 世代中受教育程度较高的女性的生育力是否比受教育程度较低的女性更快地在各个队列中增加。本研究使用来自美国全国家庭增长调查的数据，考察了跨越四个 X 世代五年队列的生育水平和时机的教育差异。结果表明，所有教育群体的总生育率（TFR）都在各个队列中增加，其中受教育程度较高的女性增加幅度最大。受教育程度较高的女性中 TFR 的增加主要是由于有两个孩子的比例增加，转而生育第三个孩子。本文的研究结果有助于当前关于 X 世代受教育程度较高的女性与婴儿潮一代相比，生育行为是否发生变化的辩论。
