Table 2.

Description of the sample according to demographic and socio-economic characteristics measured at wave n: men (aged 22–50) and women (aged 22–45)

	Intended parents		Stable yes		Abandoners		Postponers		Stable no
	L–M	H	L–M	H	L–M	H	L–M	H	L–M	H
Employment uncertainty (%)
Rise	21.6	21.3	16.5	15.6	15.2	21.4	12.8	12.5	13.9	15.8
Decline	14.6	14.0	10.3	8.1	14.7	39.3	17.5	21.9	12.2	19.4
Employment uncertainty partner (%)
Rise	30.4	31.9	22.1	12.9	33.3	24.1	12.8	19.4	17.7	8.3
Decline	20.4	10.1	13.7	24.2	16.7	17.2	18.9	25.0	18.7	10.5
Year of the first interview
2002–2003	31.9	35.1	20.9	32.9	34.5	17.6	37.5	32.5	44.1	43.8
2004–2006	40.4	36.8	49.2	39.3	41.4	35.3	37.5	42.5	39.1	39.0
2007–2009	27.7	28.1	29.9	27.8	24.1	47.1	25.0	25.0	16.8	17.2
Age groups (%)
22–30 years old	42.1	22.3	44.3	35.8	32.4	13.8	47.5	43.8	12.9	7.7
31–40 years old	53.5	73.4	49.4	58.2	58.8	79.3	42.5	50.0	47.1	41.1
41–50 years old	4.4	4.3	6.3	6.0	8.8	6.9	10.0	6.3	40.0	51.1
Sex (%)
Men	46.5	53.2	48.1	53.7	32.4	79.3	57.5	53.1	46.0	74.5
Women	53.5	46.8	51.9	46.3	67.6	20.7	42.5	46.9	54.0	25.5
Parity (%)
Zero	50.9	46.8	60.8	73.1	29.4	37.9	67.5	68.8	25.2	25.7
One	31.6	44.7	30.4	20.9	44.1	41.4	17.5	6.3	15.2	13.2
Two to eight	17.5	8.5	8.8	6.0	26.5	20.7	15.0	24.9	59.6	61.1
Income CHF (rounded mean)
Individual CHF	50,250	76,796	55,245	70,719	49,503	92,093	50,962	63,423	52,830	86,851
Household CHF	985,27	134,339	105,472	126,716	981,25	133,139	995,13	126,501	105,841	134,320

L–M, low–medium education; H, high education; CHF, Swiss Francs