age at marriage, especially paternal age, and age difference between parents were not as significant as the other factors. There was a common tendency among college graduate parents to give birth at a later time compared to their high school graduate counterparts. College graduate parents also showed a low tendency to give first birth within the first year of marriage. Lastly, there was a higher proportion of childbirths occurring progressively later after marriage among the employed in contrast to the unemployed. Results from the multivariate analysis were generally similar to those of univariate analysis. In the multivariate analysis of the aggregate data, most of the variables from each category were statistically significant. The findings were as follows: proportion of women with high education, female employment rate, unemployment rate, housing prices were positively associated with the first birth interval whereas employment rate, GRDP, financial independence and the number of childcare facilities per child mainly showed negative relationships with the first birth interval. Conclusions: This study aimed to examine primarily demographic and socioeconomic factors that influence the length of time between marriage and first birth in the Gyeonggi province, South Korea both at the individual and aggregate level from 2008 to 2014. Through statistical analyses the general pattern indicated that the majority of the individual and regional variables were significantly affecting the first birth interval. It is highly likely that the findings of this study will serve as a reference for prospective research concerning first birth intervals and also contribute to the implementation of more effective low fertility and policy response at the provincial level in Korea.
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