TY  - JOUR
A1  - Vignoli, Daniele
A1  - De Santis, Gustavo
A1  - Drefahl, Sven
T1  - Whose job instability affects the likelihood of becoming a parent in Italy? A tale of two partners
Y1  - 2012/01/26
JF  - Demographic Research
JO  - Demographic Research
SN  - 1435-9871
SP  - 41
EP  - 62
DO  - 10.4054/DemRes.2012.26.2
VL  - S12
IS  - 2
UR  - https://www.demographic-research.org/special/12/2/
L1  - https://www.demographic-research.org/special/12/2/s12-2.pdf
L2  - https://www.demographic-research.org/special/12/2/s12-2.pdf
N2  - We examine the likelihood of becoming a parent in Italy taking into account the employment (in)stability of both partners in a couple. We use data from four waves of the Italian section of the EU-SILC (Statistics on Income and Living Condition), 2004-2007, accounting for its longitudinal nature. Overall, our results suggest that Italian couples are neither fully traditional nor entirely modern: the "first pillar" (i.e., a male partner with a stable and well-paid job) is still crucial in directing fertility decisions, because, in our interpretation, it gives the household a feeling of (relative) economic security. But this "old" family typology is becoming rare. Increasingly, both partners are employed, and in this case the characteristics of their employment prove important. A permanent occupation for both partners is associated with higher fertility, while alternative job typologies for either of the two depress fertility.

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