Space Matters? Exploring Gender Differentials in the Age at Marriage, Greece (1980–2017)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methodology
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Data Sources and Demographic Variables
2.3. Contextual Indicators
2.4. Statistical Analysis
2.4.1. Local Moran’s Index of Spatial Autocorrelation
2.4.2. Correlation Analysis and Regression Models
3. Results
3.1. Descriptive Statistics
3.2. Spatial Autocorrelation Analysis
3.3. Regression Models
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Country | 1990 * | Gender Gap *** | 2018 ** | Gender Gap *** | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Men | Women | Men | Women | |||
Austria | 27.7 | 25.2 | 2.5 | 34.2 | 31.5 | 2.7 |
Belgium | 26.5 | 24.4 | 2.1 | 33.5 | 31.2 | 2.3 |
Bulgaria | 24.6 | 21.5 | 3.1 | 30.6 | 27.3 | 3.3 |
Czechia | 24.3 | 21.6 | 2.7 | 31.8 | 29.1 | 2.7 |
Denmark | 30.5 | 27.8 | 2.7 | 34.8 | 32.4 | 2.4 |
Finland | 28.4 | 26.3 | 2.1 | 33.9 | 31.6 | 2.3 |
France | 28.0 | 25.9 | 2.1 | 34.9 | 32.8 | 2.1 |
Germany | 28.2 | 25.5 | 2.7 | 34.0 | 31.2 | 2.8 |
Greece | 29.0 | 24.9 | 4.1 | 33.4 | 30.1 | 3.3 |
Hungary | 24.7 | 22.0 | 2.7 | 32.3 | 29.4 | 2.9 |
Ireland | 28.7 | 26.6 | 2.1 | 33.8 | 31.9 | 1.9 |
Italy | 28.9 | 25.9 | 3.0 | 35.0 | 32.2 | 2.8 |
Lithuania | 24.6 | 22.7 | 1.9 | 30.5 | 27.8 | 2.7 |
Luxembourg | 27.7 | 25.6 | 2.1 | 34.0 | 31.6 | 2.4 |
Netherlands | 28.5 | 26.1 | 2.4 | 33.9 | 31.4 | 2.5 |
Norway | 29.0 | 26.4 | 2.6 | 35.0 | 32.3 | 2.7 |
Portugal | 26.4 | 24.0 | 2.4 | 32.5 | 30.7 | 1.8 |
Romania | 25.6 | 22.4 | 3.2 | 31.0 | 27.5 | 3.5 |
Slovenia | 26.9 | 23.9 | 3.0 | 32.9 | 30.4 | 2.5 |
Spain | 27.8 | 25.6 | 2.2 | 35.4 | 33.2 | 2.2 |
Sweden | 30.3 | 27.7 | 2.6 | 36.6 | 33.8 | 2.8 |
Switzerland | 29.4 | 27.0 | 2.4 | 32.8 | 30.4 | 2.4 |
Region | 1980 | 2017 | % Change |
---|---|---|---|
Greater Athens’ area | 4.8 | 3.1 | −1.0 |
Rest of Attica | 5.7 | 3.4 | −1.1 |
Salonika province | 4.7 | 3.3 | −0.8 |
Rest of Greece | 5.6 | 3.7 | −0.9 |
Greece, total | 5.3 | 3.5 | −0.9 |
Abroad * | 4.9 | 2.7 | −1.2 |
Bandwidth (km) | 1980 | 2017 |
---|---|---|
25 | 0.73 | 1.40 |
50 | 1.10 | 1.67 |
75 | 3.58 ** | 1.98 |
100 | 3.22 ** | 2.04 |
125 | 3.24 ** | 2.52 * |
150 | 3.35 ** | 2.72 * |
Variable | Slope | Std. Err. | t(47) | p-Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
University * | −0.318 | 0.128 | −2.487 | 0.016 |
Industry ** | −0.413 | 0.137 | −2.999 | 0.004 |
Income growth *** | −0.412 | 0.143 | −2.870 | 0.006 |
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