Temporary Employment and Family Formation: An Income or Insecurity Effect?

Abstract Recent studies show that temporary workers postpone family formation transitions, but it remains unclear whether this effect is due to the lower income or stronger perceptions of job insecurity go with a contract. To address question, we link data from large-scale survey among Dutch employees longitudinal population register on marriage and first births. Logistic regression models estimate effects employment birth, mediation analyses assess what extent these are explained by insecurity. Results temporarily employed women delay birth. There also some evidence men These partly income, which increases birth rates alike. Perceptions generally had little formation, although higher were found who experienced affective Overall, shows their low rather than feelings about future explains why formation.