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The relationship between disability and parental status: a register study of the 1968 to 1970 birth cohorts
Umeå University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Global Health. Umeå University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Centre for Demographic and Ageing Research (CEDAR). (DISLIFE)ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5471-9043
Umeå University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Centre for Demographic and Ageing Research (CEDAR). Umeå University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Umeå School of Business and Economics (USBE), Statistics. (DISLIFE)ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1561-4094
Umeå University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Centre for Demographic and Ageing Research (CEDAR). Umeå University, Faculty of Arts, Department of historical, philosophical and religious studies. (DISLIFE)ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9042-9166
2021 (English)In: BMC Public Health, E-ISSN 1471-2458, Vol. 21, no 1, article id 343Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Background: Having children is a major life course event yet some disabilities could make it biologically challenging and some others could limit access to necessary socioeconomic resources. To date, there is relatively little data on disability and parental status and our study aimed to investigate this relationship.

Methods: This longitudinal cohort study was based on register data obtained from all people born in Sweden from 1968 to 1970 (n = 440220). We performed descriptive analyses, graphical plots, logistic regression, and Cox regression analyses.

Results: Our findings from both logistic regression and Cox regression indicated that individuals that started to receive disability benefits at an early age had reduced chances of having children during the follow-up duration. Men with disabilities were less likely to have children when compared to women with disabilities and to men and women without disabilities.

Conclusions: We found evidence that disability during early adulthood was associated with reduced chances of having children. Findings support policies and programmes aimed at promoting optimal health during early adulthood, as this would promote continued labour force participation, reduce early use of disability benefits, and possibly improve chances of becoming a parent.

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BioMed Central, 2021. Vol. 21, no 1, article id 343
Keywords [en]
Child, Children, Disability, Disability benefits, Disability pension, Early retirement, Fertility, Having children, Parental status, Parenthood, Parenting
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Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-180981DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-10371-1ISI: 000619746000006Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85101003450OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-180981DiVA, id: diva2:1534197
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DISTIME
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Liveable disabilities: Life courses and opportunity structures across time, Europeiska unionen – Horizon 2020
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EU, Horizon 2020, 647125Marcus and Amalia Wallenberg Foundation, 2019.0003Available from: 2021-03-05 Created: 2021-03-05 Last updated: 2023-09-05Bibliographically approved

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