Parity of liveborh children in Serbia: pattern by educational level of women

Abstract

This paper explores the pattern of parity of liveborn children with respect to the women's educational level. Cohort method of demographic analysis based on data from Census of Population and Households (2011) is used in this research. The analysis includes all women who were above reproductive age and those who aged between 40 and 49 years at the moment of conducting of the Census 2011. The indicators which are used in this analysis are: percent of childless, share of women by order of birth and probabilities of an increasing of family. The educational structure of women includes three modalities: low-educated, secondary-educated and high-educated women. Results show that pattern of parity of liveborn children has differed with regard to the women's educational level.