{"title":"Fertility Differences by Type of Residence Permit Among Female Immigrants in Sweden","authors":"Erik Carlsson","doi":"10.1002/psp.70045","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/psp.70045","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Immigrants’ life circumstances both before and after migration are likely to vary considerably by type of residence permit, which may affect fertility behaviour. Yet, the relationship between permit type and fertility is surprisingly underexplored. This study uses Swedish population register data to examine fertility differences by permit type among female immigrants to Sweden. The study also examines variation in fertility patterns within the family migrant category by characteristics of the male partner. The analysis compares how the mean number of children of different groups develops over time, both before and after immigration. The relationship between permit type and fertility is examined separately by geographical origin, to facilitate the disentanglement of permit type and origin effects on immigrant fertility. Results show that the mean number of children is higher among refugees and family migrants than among labour and student migrants. Family migrants experience an increase in fertility tempo shortly after migration, whereas this pattern is less pronounced and often somewhat delayed among labour and student migrants and largely absent among refugees. Among family migrants, women who migrated together with or shortly after their male partner have the highest fertility, whereas family migrants with a Swedish-born partner have lower fertility than other family migrants. This study contributes new knowledge to the understanding of how permit type relates to fertility, by studying fertility differences between more permit categories than earlier studies, by considering time both before and after migration, and by exploring heterogeneity within the family migrant category.</p>","PeriodicalId":48067,"journal":{"name":"Population Space and Place","volume":"31 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/psp.70045","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143944413","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Gender Attitudes, Inequality and Migration Decision-Making","authors":"Sandra Morgenstern, Carlos Vargas-Silva","doi":"10.1002/psp.70044","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/psp.70044","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We explore the role of gender-unequal attitudes towards gender norms and perceived structural gender inequality in the migration decision-making of men and women. Adopting a conceptual model based on possible selves theory, the research employs a contextual social identity perspective concerning gender. We posit that the disparate spheres of inequality experienced by women relative to men should have a distinct relationship with the constituent elements of migration decision-making per gender. We expect a negative (positive) relationship between more conservative gender attitudes and women's (men's) aspirations to migrate. Similarly, gender inequalities concerning structural opportunities should have a negative (positive) relationship with women's (men's) expectation to migrate. We explore these propositions using survey data from a sample of 11,563 young adults aged 18-39 from Afghanistan, Cabo Verde, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, Tunisia and Turkey. The results provide insights regarding the role of gender-unequal attitudes and structural gender inequality in migration decision-making. More conservative gender-unequal attitudes are associated with a lower preference for migration among women. More conservative gender-unequal attitudes have no statistically significant relationship with a preference for migration among men. On the other hand, higher perceived structural gender inequality is linked to higher expectations of migration for men, but with no statistically significant indication for women.</p>","PeriodicalId":48067,"journal":{"name":"Population Space and Place","volume":"31 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/psp.70044","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143905222","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ingrid Setz, Marie-Caroline Compans, Éva Beaujouan
{"title":"The Diffusion of Late Fertility Across European Regions (2006–2018)","authors":"Ingrid Setz, Marie-Caroline Compans, Éva Beaujouan","doi":"10.1002/psp.70031","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/psp.70031","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The rise in late fertility has emerged as a landmark trend in high-income countries in recent decades. Yet, its spread has been geographically uneven, which has largely been attributed to socioeconomic contextual factors. Our study introduces a new perspective: the role of spatial diffusion processes. We exploit the regional variation in the increase in the contribution of late fertility rates to total fertility to assess whether a region follows the behaviour of nearby regions in preceding periods. To test this, we use a comprehensive panel of 193 regions across 18 European countries and utilise a dynamic spatial Durbin model that captures both temporal and spatial interdependencies. After accounting for socioeconomic factors known to affect late fertility rates, such as the tertiarisation of education or changes in the opportunity structure of the labour market, we still find a significant association between geographic proximity and the rise in late fertility across European regions. This underlines the deep interconnectedness within and across contemporary societies. Thus, beyond socioeconomic transformations, our research provides empirical evidence that diffusion processes have contributed to the spread of late births across the continent, and will likely continue to shape future fertility trends.</p>","PeriodicalId":48067,"journal":{"name":"Population Space and Place","volume":"31 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/psp.70031","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143905223","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Navigating Care in the Assemblage of (im)Mobilities: Social Protection Strategies Among Latin American Transnational Families in the Post-Pandemic Period","authors":"Laura Oso, Raquel Martínez-Buján, Paloma Moré","doi":"10.1002/psp.70035","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/psp.70035","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This article analyses the social protection strategies that Latin American transnational families have deployed to cope with the new regime of (im)mobilities that emerged after the COVID-19 crisis. It reflects on how the pandemic has restructured the articulation of the family welfare model and the migration regime in Spain. From a theoretical point of view, it combines the analysis of family strategies of “transnational social protection” with the approach of spatial and social (im)mobilities. The article also includes a multilevel analysis (macro, meso, micro) of the connections between care and migration. A mixed methodology was used: (1) the exploitation of secondary sources to show the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on Latin American immigrant families in Spain; and (2) an analysis of ethnographic material consisting of in-depth interviews (<i>n</i> = 41) with transnational families (<i>n </i>= 13) whose members reside both in Spain (<i>n </i>= 27) and their countries of origin (<i>n </i>= 14). The results show that after the COVID-19 crisis, an “assemblage of spatial and social (in)mobilities” was generated for the immigrant population. They highlight the social blockages that the immigrant population had to face: legal, residential, occupational, and care, and also how informal arrangements to solve these immobilities are led by women. Families who were further along in the migration cycle or who had social capital (relatives in Spain) were less affected by the impact of the crisis.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48067,"journal":{"name":"Population Space and Place","volume":"31 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143888838","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Motivation and Migration Trajectories of EU Citizens on the Move: Repeat and Multiple Migrants in Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Spain","authors":"Justyna Salamońska","doi":"10.1002/psp.70040","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/psp.70040","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Intra-European migrants move in different configurations, both in terms of trajectories (one-off, repeat, multiple) and in terms of motivations (including work, family, education and/or lifestyle). In this article I provide a statistical picture of migrant trajectories and motivations based on a survey of EU internal movers coming from and residing in Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Spain. While around 49 per cent of migrants migrated internationally only once, 13 per cent moved repeatedly between their country of origin and their current destination, and further 38 per cent had lived in a different destination country in the past. The motives for migration and past trajectories are related to future migration plans. Multiple movers are more willing to move outside the EU in the future if they could significantly improve their working or living conditions and they are more likely to declare to live in another destination country in 5 years' time. Moving for quality of life is a good predictor of not being willing to return to the country of origin or move to another country in 5 years' time.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48067,"journal":{"name":"Population Space and Place","volume":"31 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143888995","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Beyond Homeownership: Uncovering the Impact of Ownership-Residence Mismatch on Subjective Well-Being in Urban China","authors":"Sainan Lin, Kewei Ding, Jiangbin Yin","doi":"10.1002/psp.70041","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/psp.70041","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>While extensive research has explored the impact of housing tenure on individuals' subjective well-being (SWB), little is known about the implications of the emerging owner-renting phenomenon—where homeowners live in rented housing instead of their owned property within the same city—referred to as the ownership-residence mismatch. This study draws on nationally representative survey data from the 2017 CHFS, supplemented by qualitative interviews conducted in 2025, to examine how both homeownership and the alignment between ownership and residence affect SWB. Our findings confirm the positive effect of homeownership on SWB. However, owner-renters, despite being well-educated and having high incomes, report lower SWB than those who both own and reside in their homes, highlighting the importance of ownership-residence alignment. Drawing on the concept of ontological security, we argue that not living in one's own home may undermine the sense of stability, control and identity crucial to SWB. The mismatch is particularly detrimental in first-tier cities, where high housing costs and intense competition exacerbate the challenges faced by owner-renters. These results call for more nuanced housing policies that move beyond the traditional own-rent dichotomy.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48067,"journal":{"name":"Population Space and Place","volume":"31 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143883808","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alfredo Cartone, Andrea D'Isidoro, Domenica Panzera, Paolo Postiglione
{"title":"Spatial Segregation, Socioeconomic Disparities and Spatial (in)Justice in a Region of the Mediterranean","authors":"Alfredo Cartone, Andrea D'Isidoro, Domenica Panzera, Paolo Postiglione","doi":"10.1002/psp.70042","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/psp.70042","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In recent decades, interest in residential segregation has increased in Southern Europe and the Mediterranean region, primarily due to immigration. This study explores segregation and its potential links to socioeconomic disparities and social (in)justice. The analysis uses standard segregation indicators, along with their spatial counterparts, and employs permutation tests for inference. These methods are applied to the province of Pescara, a Mediterranean city in Southern Italy, to also explore segregation differences between urban and rural areas. Finally, we discuss how this approach can assist policymakers in identifying segregation pockets in rural outskirts and prevent potential spatial (in)justices and socioeconomic disparities affecting ethnic minorities.</p>","PeriodicalId":48067,"journal":{"name":"Population Space and Place","volume":"31 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/psp.70042","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143883806","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Şahin Bingöl, Andrea Verhulst, Alanur Çavlin, Michel Guillot
{"title":"Spatial Inequalities in the Completeness of Under Five Deaths: Assessing Vital Registration Data in Türkiye","authors":"Şahin Bingöl, Andrea Verhulst, Alanur Çavlin, Michel Guillot","doi":"10.1002/psp.70030","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/psp.70030","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The neonatal, infant and under-5 mortality rates are important indicators of child health used by countries to monitor their health policies and for international comparisons. Coverage and completeness of registration systems are critical for the quality of these indicators. However, under registration of deaths is still a major problem today, especially where registration systems are still in the process of being established, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. In the last two decades, Türkiye stands out with its rapidly declining child and infant mortality, as well as its developing VR system. However, the completeness of under-5 deaths in the VR system in Türkiye has not been fully evaluated yet. The fact that the regions in Türkiye that are disadvantaged in terms of early-age mortality are less populated poses the risk of neglecting areas that need more investment and improvement in child mortality and data quality. In this study, we assess the completeness of under-5 deaths at the national and regional levels by using a recently developed model for estimating under-5 mortality by detailed age. We apply this model at both the national and regional levels to assess the completeness of under-5 deaths in the VR system of Türkiye from 2009 to 2022. The results confirm the presence of early death omission in the eastern regions at the beginning of the studied period, for which we propose a correction. The prediction of the model also indicates a strong improvement over time in the completeness of death registration in these regions. This study stresses the importance of revealing regional disadvantages rather than relying on national progress in the completeness of under five deaths, especially in low- and middle-income countries where registration systems are still in the process of being established.</p>","PeriodicalId":48067,"journal":{"name":"Population Space and Place","volume":"31 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/psp.70030","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143846199","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Urban-Rural Transformations and Fertility Decline in China: A Distinctive Perspective Within the Second Demographic Transition","authors":"Xin Zhang, William A. V. Clark, Dongxue Wu","doi":"10.1002/psp.70037","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/psp.70037","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>China's fertility continues to decline. Identifying the underlying explanations for that decline involves multiple and interwoven threads which we explore with data from the China household finance survey (CHFS). We examine the declining fertility in China through the lens of urban-rural transformations, and synthesize the roles of women's education, women's labor market participation and child-raising costs, and suggest that China is a distinctive variant of the second demographic transition. The analysis shows that urbanization and the convergence of rural and urban fertility levels have been key drivers of the overall decline in fertility rates. And it confirms what we have long known that women's education and labor market participation both negatively impact the likelihood of having children. The study also suggests that intergenerational support can serve as a basis for effective policy interventions to address China's declining fertility rate.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48067,"journal":{"name":"Population Space and Place","volume":"31 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143846072","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluating Housing Policy Effects on Childbirth Intentions in South Korea: Preferences, Benefits, and Policy Implications","authors":"Ji-yun Kim, Miseon Jang","doi":"10.1002/psp.70036","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/psp.70036","url":null,"abstract":"<p>South Korea is experiencing an unprecedented decline in birth rates, prompting the government to expand various forms of support, with housing assistance requiring the largest budget allocation. Given this substantial financial investment, it is essential to evaluate the impact of housing policies on childbirth intentions. This study examines the housing preferences of unmarried young adults who are potential beneficiaries of government support and analyzes anticipated changes in their childbirth intentions when provided with housing assistance. Based on an online survey of 310 participants, the findings indicate that housing loans are the most preferred policy, followed by the special supply of presale housing. Respondents overwhelmingly reported that their intention to have children would increase if their preferred housing support were provided, with the special supply of presale housing having the greatest effect. Additionally, the study highlights that young adults prioritize housing quality and a safe living environment over affordability alone. The results further reveal that nonmetropolitan residents, older respondents, and those with strong pro-natalist values are the most responsive to housing support. By offering empirical evidence from the South Korean context, this study contributes to international discussions on housing policies and fertility, emphasizing the necessity of targeted policy interventions to effectively address the low birthrate crisis.</p>","PeriodicalId":48067,"journal":{"name":"Population Space and Place","volume":"31 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/psp.70036","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143818668","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}