Is there an association between family members’ season of birth that could influence birth seasonality? Evidence from Spain and France

Adela Recio Alcaide, César Pérez López, Miguel Ángel Ortega, Luisa N. Borrell and Francisco Bolúmar

Population Studies, 2024, vol. 78, issue 1, 151-166

Abstract: The number of births varies by season. Research on birth seasonality has shown that women’s season of birth somehow influences that of their children, but factors underlying the intergenerational transmission of birth seasonality remain unknown. With data from Spain and France, we analysed the possibility of transmission of birth season between generations, testing whether relatives tended to be born in the same season. Results indicated that there was an association—a similarity—between parents’ and children’s birth seasons, partially explaining the stability of seasonal patterns over time. This association also existed between parents’ birth seasons. While parents’ association is directly explained by an excess of marriages with spouses born in the same month, the overall association may be explained by two facts: different socio-demographic groups show differentiated birth patterns, and relatives share socio-demographic features. Birth season seems to be related to family characteristics, which should be controlled for when assessing birth-month effects on subsequent social/health outcomes.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1080/00324728.2023.2272983

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