Volume 21 - Article 6 | Pages 135–176
Do imputed education histories provide satisfactory results in fertility analysis in the Western German context?
| Date received: | 28 Jun 2007 |
| Date published: | 11 Aug 2009 |
| Word count: | 3502 |
| Keywords: | event history analysis, fertility, first birth, Germany, imputation, imputed education histories |
| DOI: | 10.4054/DemRes.2009.21.6 |
Abstract
In many surveys, information on respondents’ education histories is restricted to the level and sometimes the date they attained their highest degree. We compare estimates of education effects on first birth transitions using imputed histories based on this rudimentary information with estimates drawing on complete histories, using the German Life History Study. We find that imputed histories produce relatively reliable estimates for most but not all education categories, especially when information on the date the highest degree was attained is available. We investigate possible explanations for these findings and indicate contexts in which biases may be stronger.
Author's Affiliation
Cordula Zabel - Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Germany
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