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9, where it was shown that an increasing proportion of a cohort could be classed as a 'returner' at each of the ages 30, 35, 40 and 45 years. 10 emphasises, however, that for those actually in employment at any time the increased labour force attachment of the cohort may be accompanied by more frequent spells out of employment, 4 particularly at younger ages. 7 T I I I 1924 I I 1928 I 1 .. 6% per year 1952 I status I 1956 I I 1960 I I 1964 I respondents, irrespective of current spells. 9 e a.. 0 0.
3 in Martin and Roberts (1984a). There, however, the effects of full-time education and its increasing importance to younger cohorts is not seen to emerge so clearly. If the fraction of each cohort in full-time employment only is plotted, a very different picture emerges. <= 0 "Cl !!! ""~ 0.. 13 is due to the increasing importance of part-time employment. 14, where the proportion of each cohort engaged in part-time employment is plotted by age. While part-time employment was not unknown to the older cohorts, there has been a marked increase at every age in the proportion of younger cohorts engaged in such employment.
About eight out of ten married women will have children if present trends in fertility are realised. The effects on labour force participation and on types of work and earnings of having children are described in several chapters, and these effects are likely to continue if population trends follow the pattern described. Events after the Second World War did not follow the same course as after the First World War. The latter was followed almost immediately by a slump which continued with only small temporary improvements until the Second World War.