Table 6.
Predicted means for the number of children ever born (based on the OLS regression presented in Table 1)
| Cohort | No religion | Nominal Catholic | Practicing Catholic | Nominal Protestant | Practicing Protestant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. Britain | |||||
| 1930–1939 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| 1940–1949 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| 1950–1959 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.4 |
| 1960–1965 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
| Cohort | No religion | Nominal Catholic | Practicing Catholic |
|---|---|---|---|
| b. France | |||
| 1930–1939 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| 1940–1949 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 1950–1959 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 |
| 1960–1965 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.6 |
| Cohort | No religion | Nominal Catholic | Practicing Catholic | Nominal Protestant | Practicing Protestant | Nominal Dutch R′ | Practicing Dutch R′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c. Netherlands | |||||||
| 1930–1939 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| 1940–1949 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 3.5 |
| 1950–1959 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 2.8 |
| 1960–1965 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.0 |
Group-specific means are used for education