Who delays childbearing? The relationships between fertility, education and personality traits
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- Tavares, Lara PatrÃcio, 2010. "Who delays childbearing? The relationships between fertility, education and personality traits," ISER Working Paper Series 2010-17, Institute for Social and Economic Research.
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childbearing postponement; time to first childbirth; personality traits; Big Five;Statistics
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