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Fertility patterns and sex composition preferences in immigrant–native unions in Sweden

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Intermarriage between immigrants and native individuals highlights the need to study childbearing as a joint decision of couples, because fertility preferences are likely to differ for the two partners involved. This study focuses on Sweden, where the majority population holds a relative preference for daughters but many immigrants come from countries with son preferences. Using longitudinal registers for the period 1990–2009, I analyse third-birth risks according to the sex composition of previous children and type of union. Doing so allows the study of preferences from behavioural data: couples with a daughter preference, for example, are more likely to have another child if their two previous children were boys. Results show that third-birth risks tend to be higher in unions between Swedish women and immigrant men, whereas unions between Swedish men and immigrant women tend to exhibit lower third-birth risks. Son preferences are rarely realized in intermarriages.

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  • Annika Elwert, 2024. "Fertility patterns and sex composition preferences in immigrant–native unions in Sweden," Population Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 78(2), pages 289-304, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rpstxx:v:78:y:2024:i:2:p:289-304
    DOI: 10.1080/00324728.2023.2211045
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