TY - JOUR A1 - Kreyenfeld, Michaela A1 - Zeman, Krystof A1 - Burkimsher, Marion A1 - Jaschinski, Ina T1 - Fertility Data for German speaking countries: What is the potential? Where are the pitfalls? JF - Comparative Population Studies N2 - This paper provides an overview of fertility data for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Particular attention is given to the availability of order-specific fertility data. The authors discuss the quality of data provided by the Statistical Offices, both birth registration data and censuses or microcensuses. In addition, they explore how social science surveys can be used to generate order-specific fertility indicators, and compare survey fertility estimates with estimates from vital statistics. Prior studies have shown that there is a 'family bias' in most surveys, with the fertility of younger cohorts being overstated, because respondents with young children are easier to reach by interviewers. The authors' assessment of various types of surveys from the three countries mostly supports this notion. The 'family bias' is most pronounced in family surveys in contrast to all-purpose surveys. Weighting data does not fully cure the 'family bias', which the authors attribute to the fact that the number of children is usually not considered a factor in calculating sample weights, as provided by the survey agencies and Statistical Offices. The confounding role of migration in the production of reliable and comparable fertility statistics is also discussed. KW - Fertility KW - Germany KW - Austria KW - Switzerland Y1 - 2011 UR - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b1570-opus4-8807 SN - 1869-8980 VL - 36 IS - 2-3 SP - 349 EP - 380 PB - Bundesinstitut für Bevölkerungsforschung CY - Wiesbaden ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Kreyenfeld, Michaela A1 - Jaschinski, Ina A1 - Fürnkranz-Prskawetz, Alexia A1 - Sobotka, Tomas A1 - Philipov, Dimiter A1 - Bernardi, Laura A1 - Goldstein, Joshua A1 - Zeman, Krystof T1 - Demographische Analyse der Fertilitätsentwicklung T2 - Zukunft mit Kindern: Fertilität und gesellschaftliche Entwicklung in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz Y1 - 2012 SP - 116 EP - 197 PB - Campus CY - Frankfurt a.M. ER -