The GGP has recently intergrated the Harmonized Histories Dataset within the GGP Data Collection and it is now available to all users The Harmonized Histories are a simplified dataset that covers partnership and fertility histories as well as some primary indicators. The dataset also includes data from the United States through the National Survey for Family Growth and we hope to add data from other countries in the near future. The dataset has been specifically adapted for use in event-history analysis and is therefore ideal for analysing the retrospective history elements of the GGP. It is aslo ideal for teaching event-history analysis as it is a smaller and simpler dataset than the full GGP dataset. The dataset was developed by the Non-Marital Childbearing Network and colleagues at Max-Planck and the GGP will continue to work with them to further develop this useful addition to the GGP data collection.
Age of First Cohabiting Union and First Birth
Source: Perelli-Harris, Brienna, Michaela Kreyenfeld, and Karolin Kubisch. Harmonized histories: manual for the preparation of comparative fertility and union histories. No. WP-2010-011. Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany, 2010.
