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International Journal of
Population Studies Drivers of reproductive delay in the UK

Appendix

Description of attributes as provided in the Online DCE preamble
(A) University-educated women
Partner support
Partnership is implicit in this study, it does not matter if you do not have a partner in real life but how you would feel about
the level of support, should you have one. It also does not matter if this is a same-sex or opposite-sex partner. Your own
sexuality or gender identity also does not matter.

Career costs
This depicts your career stability and how vulnerable you feel at work, for example, by the impact of taking maternity leave
on your career progression.

Friends
This denotes how baby-oriented your personal social circle is.
Finances
This is a measure of how well you feel you can afford to grow your family. It is framed as household finances so it does not
only reflect your salary.
Baby timing
This is the amount of time before the new baby arrives. You can think of this as either a first baby or another baby, whatever
fits with your situation most.
(B) Non-university-educated women
Family support
This is about how available your family and relatives are to help with childcare. It refers to parents but could also be other
relatives such as an aunt or sister.
Home
This is about having enough space for children to run around in, including enough bedrooms and a garden.

Partner
This reflects your relationship status. It does not matter if this is a same-sex partner or opposite sex.
Finances
This is a measure of how well you feel you can afford to grow your family. It is framed as household finances so it does not
only reflect your wages; it can be income from anywhere including partner or other relatives as long as it is a regular or
reliable contribution to the household.

Figure A1. Results for discrete choice experiments analysis on all non-university-educated men

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