Practice question · True or false
The mean age of women at first birth in Spain is among the highest in the European Union, at around 31.
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- Compare it with the EU average, which is two to three years lower.
- Late entry into stable employment and housing pushes the age up.
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True
Why
True, on recent INE and Eurostat figures. The usual explanations are labour-market entry, housing costs and the age of leaving the parental home rather than a preference for fewer children, since surveys consistently record a desired family size well above the number actually achieved.
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