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Article

Publication Date

1-2013

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10.1080/1081602X.2012.731016

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This study examines the intergenerational transmission of fertility behavior in Saba, Dutch Caribbean from 1876 to 2004 using reconstituted genealogies. Pearson product-moment correlation coefficients of several fertility measures and event-history models of age at first birth are used to explore relationships between the fertility of mothers and their children. The strength of intergenerational fertility ties varies by race and gender. Individuals that are better positioned to realize their fertility preferences have the strongest intergenerational associations, while individuals with the most limited reproductive options have the weakest intergenerational associations. This evidence supports hypotheses that posit the intergenerational transmission of attitudes, goals, and behaviors and the ability to act on those preferences as drivers of the presence or magnitude of links between the fertility of parents and their children.

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This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article made available by Taylor & Francis © 2013.

Jennings JA and Leslie PW. (2013) Differences in Intergenerational Fertility Associations by Sex and Race in Saba, Dutch Caribbean, 1876-2004. The History of the Family.18(2):135-153. Available at https://doi.org/10.1080/1081602X.2012.731016

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