The change in single mothers’ educational gradient over time in Spain
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- dc.contributor.author Garriga, Anna
- dc.contributor.author Cortina Trilla, Clara
- dc.date.accessioned 2022-11-15T10:50:07Z
- dc.date.available 2022-11-15T10:50:07Z
- dc.date.issued 2017
- dc.description.abstract Family structures changed enormously during the latter decades of the 20th century, with the diffusion of less-common family forms, especially among low-educated women. Previous research suggests that in Spain these changes have taken place in a very short period of time. Objective: The aim of this paper is, specifically, to analyse the educational gradient of single-mother families and its evolution in recent decades, focusing on age differences. Methods: We use the 1991, 2001, and 2011 Spanish population censuses and apply logistic regression analysis. Our investigation focuses on non-widowed mothers with children under 18. Results: Results show how the educational gradient of single motherhood reversed between 1991 and 2011. Our analyses reveal differences by age. While mothers younger than 30 present a consistent and even increasingly negative educational gradient across the whole period, the reversal applies to older mothers. It is this reversal that has resulted in changing a positive to a negative or neutral educational gradient. Conclusions: The diversification of educational profiles of Spanish mothers’ family structures is a process that is here to stay. Contribution: The article contributes to understanding the consequences of the diversification of family structures in the context of an economic crisis in which education is becoming increasingly important in determining mothers’ and children’s opportunities.
- dc.description.sponsorship This article has been possible thanks to the grants provided by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation: “Demografía familiar y movilidad social” (CSO2013-43461-R) and “El rol de los hombres en la dinámica familiar desde una perspectiva internacional” (CSO2013-43482-R).
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- dc.identifier.citation Garriga A, Cortina C. The change in single mothers’ educational gradient over time in Spain. Dem Res. 2017 Jan-Jun;36(861):1859-88. DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2017.36.61
- dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.4054/DemRes.2017.36.61
- dc.identifier.issn 1435-9871
- dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/54861
- dc.language.iso eng
- dc.publisher Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
- dc.relation.ispartof Demographic Research. 2017 Jan-Jun;36(861):1859-88
- dc.relation.projectID info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/1PE/CSO2013-43461-R
- dc.relation.projectID info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/1PE/CSO2013-43482-R
- dc.rights © 2017 Anna Garriga & Clara Cortina. This open-access work is published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial License 2.0 Germany, which permits use, reproduction & distribution in any medium for non-commercial purposes, provided the original author(s) and source are given credit. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/de/
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- dc.subject.keyword Divorce
- dc.subject.keyword Education
- dc.subject.keyword Family
- dc.subject.keyword Repartnering
- dc.subject.keyword Single motherhood
- dc.subject.keyword Spain
- dc.title The change in single mothers’ educational gradient over time in Spain
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