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Families in comparison: An individual-level comparison of life-course and family reconstructions between population and vital event registers

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  • Niels van den Berg
  • Ingrid K. van Dijk
  • Rick J. Mourits
  • P. Eline Slagboom
  • Angelique A. P. O. Janssens
  • Kees Mandemakers

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It remains unknown how different types of sources affect the reconstruction of life courses and families in large-scale databases increasingly common in demographic research. Here, we compare family and life-course reconstructions for 495 individuals simultaneously present in two well-known Dutch data sets: LINKS, based on the Zeeland province’s full-population vital event registration data (passive registration), and the Historical Sample of the Netherlands (HSN), based on a national sample of birth certificates, with follow-up of individuals in population registers (active registration). We compare indicators of fertility, marriage, mortality, and occupational status, and conclude that reconstructions in the HSN and LINKS reflect each other well: LINKS provides more complete information on siblings and parents, whereas the HSN provides more complete life-course information. We conclude that life-course and family reconstructions based on linked passive registration of individuals constitute a reliable alternative to reconstructions based on active registration, if case selection is carefully considered.

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  • Niels van den Berg & Ingrid K. van Dijk & Rick J. Mourits & P. Eline Slagboom & Angelique A. P. O. Janssens & Kees Mandemakers, 2021. "Families in comparison: An individual-level comparison of life-course and family reconstructions between population and vital event registers," Population Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 75(1), pages 91-110, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rpstxx:v:75:y:2021:i:1:p:91-110
    DOI: 10.1080/00324728.2020.1718186
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    1. Ramon Ramon-Muñoz & Josep-Maria Ramon-Muñoz & Begoña Candela-Martínez, 2021. "Sibship Size, Height and Cohort Selection: A Methodological Approach," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(24), pages 1-29, December.
    2. Thompson, Kristina & Portrait, France & Lindeboom, Maarten, 2022. "Is paternal height related to fertility outcomes? Evidence from the Netherlands during the secular growth trend," Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier, vol. 47(C).

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