Financial security—to become self-sufficient and to provide for a family; social and health insurance | A break from domestic chores—to be around people, to develop, to do something more challenging than housework | To pursue ‘a career’—to achieve self-realisation through work, high income, high positions at work (promotions) | |
Stability, security | Interesting job (in line with one's interests), lack of stress, good working environment | High salary, long working hours, deep involvement in work | |
A necessary prerequisite to childbearing | Activity compatible with motherhood | Activity incompatible with motherhood |
Parity | Childless | 19 |
One child | 7 | |
Union status | Married | 13 |
Cohabiting | 6 | |
No co-resident partner | 7 | |
Education | Tertiary education (BA, MA) | 13 |
Secondary general | 7 | |
Secondary professional | 5 | |
Primary | 1 | |
Economic activity | Employed full time/part time | 16 |
Self-employed | 2 | |
Unemployed | 4 | |
Studying | 3 | |
Parental leave | 1 |
W003f | 26 | Master | Employed part time | Married | 0 |
W004f | 25 | Basic (8 years) | Self-employed | Married | 0 |
W009f | 22 | Bachelor | Employed full time | Married | 0 |
W016f | 24 | Master | Employed full time | Cohabiting | 0 |
W017f | 25 | Master completed and studying | Employed full time (fixed term contract) | Married | 0 |
W018f | 29 | Master completed and studying | Employed full time | Married | 0 |
W019f | 29 | General secondary completed and studying | Employed full time | Married | 0 |
W020f | 27 | Master | Employed full time (trial period) | Married | 0 |
W023f | 26 | General secondary completed and studying | Employed full time | Cohabiting | 0 |
W024f | 24 | Secondary professional | Employed full time | Cohabiting | 0 |
W025f | 28 | Master | Employed full time | Cohabiting | 0 |
W026f | 29 | Bachelor | Employed full time | Married | 0 |
W102f | 26 | General secondary | Self-employed | Married | 1 child (1) |
W105f | 29 | Secondary professional | Employed full time | Married | 1 child (8) |
W106f | 27 | Secondary professional | Parental leave | Married | 1 child (2) |
W107f | 28 | Master | Unemployed | Married | 1 child (3) |
W110f | 26 | Secondary professional | Unemployed | Married | 1 child (4) |
W112f | 28 | Master | Employed full time | Cohabiting | 1 child (2) |
W114f | 30 | General secondary | Unemployed | Cohabiting | 1 child (4) |
W901f | 25 | Secondary professional | Unemployed | LAT | 0 |
W908f | 22 | General secondary completed and studying | Studying | LAT | 0 |
W911f | 24 | Bachelor completed and studying | Employed full time | LAT | 0 |
W913f | 20 | General secondary completed and studying | Studying | LAT | 0 |
W915f | 23 | General secondary completed and studying | Studying | LAT | 0 |
W921f | 28 | Master | Employed full time | LAT | 0 |
W922f | 28 | Master | Employed full time | Single | 0 |