The aim of the register | The register aims to create better opportunities for fertility research in Denmark. |
Responsible authority | Statistics Denmark |
Contact | Jørn K. Petersen, tel. +45 39 17 32 32, email: jkp@dst.dk |
Population | The Fertility Database includes three population types: Women, men and children. Additionally, information on cohabiting couples and families with or without children can be produced based on family/marital status. |
Variables | The Fertility Database contains a large number of variables dealing with information on demographics, occupation and income, education, family, housing and social conditions. For children, the register also contains information on their birth. |
Accessing the data | Contact Statistics Denmark Figures are published with five year intervals |
Updates | Annual, on 1 January |
Source | The Population Statistics Register, the Medical Register of Births and Deaths, the Education Classification Module, the Education Statistics Register, the Employment Classification Module, the Income Statistics Register, the Register regarding income compensating benefits, the Central Register of Buildings and Dwellings. The register also uses information from the Medical Birth Register by the Danish Health Authority. |
Period covered | 1980 |
References | Lisbeth B. Knudsen. Fertility Trends in Denmark in the 1980s. A Register Based Socio-demographic Analysis of fertility Trends. |