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Title:Marital Fertility and Religion : Recent Changes in Spain PDF Logo
Authors:Adsera, Alicia
Issue Date:2004
Series/Report no.:IZA Discussion paper series 1399
Abstract:Since the onset of democracy in 1975, both total fertility and Mass attendance rates in Spain have dropped dramatically. I use the 1985 and 1999 Spanish Fertility Surveys to study whether the significance of religion in fertility behavior – both in family size and in the spacing of births – has changed. While in the 1985 SFS family size was similar among practicing and non-practicing Catholics, practicing Catholics portray significantly higher fertility during recent years. In the context of lower church participation, religiosity has acquired a more relevant meaning for demographic behavior. Among the youngest generation, non-practicing Catholics behave as those without affiliation. The small group of Protestants and Muslims has the highest fertility and interfaith unions are less fertile.
Subjects:fertility
religion
religiosity
Spain
timing of births
JEL:Z21
J1
Appears in Collections:IZA Discussion Papers

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