Taille de la fratrie et occupation d’un emploi en début de vie active des enfants d’immigrés

Abstract

In this article, we analyse the effect of the size of the siblings on the trajectories of active life of immigrant children by focusing on the occupation of a job during the first years following the end of schooling. The study is conducted using data from the Trajectories and Origins survey (TeO, INED and INSEE, 2008). In the first part we present framework data on large families in France, including immigrant ones. We summarize the researches that deal with the impact of family size on the educational and professional trajectories of the offspring. The second part focuses on the empirical analysis of the difficulties of access to employment for children from large families according to gender and migration origin. The overall results show an increase of non-employment during the first years of active life when the size of the siblings increases. However, in the female population, with a comparable social background and level of education, the influence of the number of siblings is partly offset by the acquisition of school capital. The effect of the family size on the probability of getting a job at the beginning of one's working life is contrasted by gender.

Keywords

• descendants of immigrants
• size of the siblings
• transition to employment
• gender