Decline in fertility induced by economic recession in Spain Disminución de la fertilidad inducida por la crisis económica en España
Puig-Barrachina, Vanessa (Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona)
Rodríguez-Sanz, Maica (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
Domínguez-Berjón, María Felicitas (Departament de Salut. Comunitat Autònoma de Madrid)
Martín, Unai (Universidad del País Vasco)
Luque, Miguel Ángel (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)
Ruiz, Miguel (Departament de Salut. Comunitat Autònoma d'Andalusia)
Pérez Albarracín, Glòria (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau)
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Data:	2020
Resum:	To describe trends in fertility in Spain before (pre-recession; 1998-2008) and during (recession period; 2009-2013) the economic crisis of 2008, taking into account women's age and regional unemployment in 2010. The study consisted of a panel design including cross-sectional ecological data for the 17 regions of Spain. We describe fertility trends in Spain in two time periods, pre-recession (1998-2008) and recession (2009-2013). We used a cross-sectional, ecological study of Spanish-born women to calculate changes in fertility rates for each period using a linear regression model adjusted for year, period, and interaction between them. We found that compared to the pre-recession period, the fertility rate in Spain generally decreased during the economic recession. However, in some regions, such as the Canary Islands, this decrease began before the onset of the recession, while in other regions, such as the Basque country, the fertility rate continued to grow until 2011. The effects of the recession on the fertility rate are clearly observed in women aged 30-34 years. The current economic recession has disrupted the positive trend in fertility that began at the start of this century. Since Spain already had very low fertility rates, the further decline caused by the economic recession could jeopardize the sustainability of welfare-state systems.
Ajuts:	Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad PI13/02292
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Llengua:	Castellà
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Matèria:	Economic recession ; Fertility ; Spain ; Statistical regression ; Unemployment
Publicat a:	Gaceta sanitaria, Vol. 34 Núm. 3 (mayo 2020) , p. 238-244, ISSN 1578-1283

DOI: 10.1016/j.gaceta.2019.05.011
PMID: 31640904

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