A survey of baby booms and busts in 20th century Spain

David Reher, Miguel Requena, María Sanchez-Dominguez, Alberto Sanz-Gimeno and Nieves Pombo
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David Reher: Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Miguel Requena: Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED)
María Sanchez-Dominguez: Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Alberto Sanz-Gimeno: Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Nieves Pombo: Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED)

Demographic Research, 2021, vol. 45, issue 41, 1255-1268

Abstract: Background: This paper presents a new source of microdata on women’s reproductive life in 20th century Spain, the Baby Boom and Bust Survey (BBBS). While certain countries have other sources of microdata such as censuses or specific fertility surveys that have been useful in shedding light on aspects of reproduction, few provide the longitudinal, integrated, and nuanced perspective afforded by this survey. The Baby Boom and Bust Survey includes women’s reproductive histories for the period prior to the baby boom, the baby boom itself, and the early stages of the baby bust. Objective: The purpose of this paper is to describe this data source, its content, its methodological underpinnings, and the way the fieldwork was carried out. Methods: The survey was administered to a total of 1,021 women above 60 years of age residing in Spain in 2012. A random sample was used and access to informants was secured via the Padrón Continuo (the continuously updated local population register of Spain). The distribution by characteristics closely fits the sample frame. Contribution: The survey microdata are now fully accessible to researchers at the Harvard Dataverse repository. The data gathered by the survey will enable researchers to study the causes and mechanisms of the baby boom and the reproductive histories of several generations of Spanish women in the recent past, including their contraceptive use.

Keywords: fertility; baby boom; Spain; baby bust; fertility cycles (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J1 Z0 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2021.45.41

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