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View article: Decomposing fertility rates – how are changing relationship patterns and increasing singlehood contributing to fertility decline?
Decomposing fertility rates – how are changing relationship patterns and increasing singlehood contributing to fertility decline? Open
Most children are born to cohabiting or married parents and being in a relationship is largely seen as a pre-requisite to childbearing. As such, the overall fertility rate of a country is influenced both by the proportion of the population…
View article: Impacts of the COVID‐19 pandemic on ethnically diverse communities
Impacts of the COVID‐19 pandemic on ethnically diverse communities Open
Ethnically diverse communities are potentially exposed to multiple and compounding impacts of COVID‐19, owing to social and cultural interactions, household crowding, employment in exposed occupations and other socioeconomic conditions. In…
View article: Having a Partner or Living with a Partner: Differences in Life Satisfaction and Mental Health
Having a Partner or Living with a Partner: Differences in Life Satisfaction and Mental Health Open
Using longitudinal data from Australia we compare the wellbeing effects of transitions both into and out relationships, using two different measures of wellbeing: life satisfaction and mental health. We distinguish between the formation, a…
View article: How tall am I again? A longitudinal analysis of the reliability of self-reported height
How tall am I again? A longitudinal analysis of the reliability of self-reported height Open
Self-reported height measures are increasingly being included in large-scale surveys in order to measure BMI. There have been concerns about the validity of self-reported measures but there remains little understanding of why respondents m…
View article: Regular antenatal care visits were associated with low risk of low birth weight among newborns in Rwanda: Evidence from the 2014/2015 Rwanda Demographic Health Survey (RDHS) Data
Regular antenatal care visits were associated with low risk of low birth weight among newborns in Rwanda: Evidence from the 2014/2015 Rwanda Demographic Health Survey (RDHS) Data Open
Background: Low birth weight (LBW) remains the global unfinished agenda in most countries of the world especially in low- and middle-income countries. LBW subsequently has harmful effects on the lifestyle, psychosocial and physiological de…
View article: Having babies in times of uncertainty: first results of the impact of COVID-19 on the number of babies born in Australia
Having babies in times of uncertainty: first results of the impact of COVID-19 on the number of babies born in Australia Open
Background There has been considerable speculation on whether the COVID-19 pandemic had an effect on childbearing behaviour. Based on the experience of other social and economic disruptions, many researchers suggested that births would dec…
View article: Reflecting on 21 Years of the HILDA Survey
Reflecting on 21 Years of the HILDA Survey Open
In 2022, the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey will field its 21st annual wave of data collection; a milestone that cannot pass without celebration. This issue of the Australian Economic Review celebrates th…
View article: Regular antenatal care visits were associated with low risk of low birth weight among newborns in Rwanda: Evidence from the 2014/2015 Rwanda Demographic Health Survey (RDHS) Data
Regular antenatal care visits were associated with low risk of low birth weight among newborns in Rwanda: Evidence from the 2014/2015 Rwanda Demographic Health Survey (RDHS) Data Open
Background: Low birth weight (LBW) remains the global unfinished agenda in most countries of the world especially in low- and middle-income countries. LBW subsequently has harmful effects on the lifestyle, psychosocial and physiological de…
View article: Changing education, changing fertility: a decomposition of completed fertility in Australia
Changing education, changing fertility: a decomposition of completed fertility in Australia Open
Background The expansion of education in Australia, particularly for women, is one of the most significant social changes of the last five decades. The relationship between education and fertility has been widely studied, showing that incr…
View article: Declining realisation of reproductive intentions with age
Declining realisation of reproductive intentions with age Open
STUDY QUESTION What is the likelihood of having a child within 4 years for men and women with strong short-term reproductive intentions, and how is it affected by age? SUMMARY ANSWER For women, the likelihood of realising reproductive inte…
View article: Mind the “Happiness” Gap: The Relationship Between Cohabitation, Marriage, and Subjective Well-being in the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, and Norway
Mind the “Happiness” Gap: The Relationship Between Cohabitation, Marriage, and Subjective Well-being in the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, and Norway Open
Many studies have found that married people have higher subjective well-being than those who are not married. Yet the increase in cohabitation raises questions as to whether only marriage has beneficial effects. In this study, we examine d…
View article: How moving a box changed the religious landscape of Australia
How moving a box changed the religious landscape of Australia Open
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View article: Modelling Variation in Fertility Rates Using Geographically Weighted Regression
Modelling Variation in Fertility Rates Using Geographically Weighted Regression Open
Australia is one of the largest countries in the world, and also one of the most urbanised. At the national level it can be characterised as a country with low fertility and high income per capita. However, there are significant geographic…
View article: Geographic variation in parity progression in Australia
Geographic variation in parity progression in Australia Open
Australia has moderately high fertility compared to many Western‐industrialized countries. The current total fertility rate is around 1.88, but fertility levels are not uniform across the country. There is a distinct geographic pattern wit…
View article: Comparing the benefits of cohabitation and marriage for health in mid-life: Is the relationship similar across countries?
Comparing the benefits of cohabitation and marriage for health in mid-life: Is the relationship similar across countries? Open
Extensive research has found that marriage provides health benefits to individuals. The rise of cohabitation, however, raises questions about whether simply being in an intimate co-residential partnership conveys the same health benefits a…
View article: Boy for you and a girl for me: do men want sons and women want daughters?
Boy for you and a girl for me: do men want sons and women want daughters? Open
Survey data show that more than 60 per cent of Australian couples yet to have a first child say that the child’s sex does not matter. Of the minority who do express a preference most would prefer a son, though men more so than women. Where…
View article: The limitations of understanding multi-partner fertility in Australia
The limitations of understanding multi-partner fertility in Australia Open
In Australia family forms have changed dramatically over the last 30 years. One of these changes is the increase in the number of people who have children in more than one relationship, a concept known as multipartner fertility. This artic…
View article: The impact on Australian fertility of wanting one of each
The impact on Australian fertility of wanting one of each Open
This paper examines the extent to which the sex of first, second and subsequent births influences parents’ decisions to have another child. The key findings are a) the sex of the first born in Australia has no influence on the decision of …