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the previous categories and have a
population of more than 25,000 and
Municipalities that do not belong to any of
the previous categories and have a
population of 12,500-25,000 and
Municipalities that do not belong to any of
the previous categories and have a
population of less than 12,500
Primary, father
Father has primary education
Secondary, father
Father has secondary education
Tertiary, father
Father has tertiary education
Unknown, father
Father's education unknown
Primary, mother
Mother has primary education
Secondary, mother
Mother has secondary education
Tertiary, mother
Mother has tertiary education
Unknown, mother
Mother's education unknown
Father higher education than
mother
Father's educational level higher than
mother's ed. level
Father and mother same
education
Father and mother have the same
educational level
Mother higher education than
father
Mother's educational level higher than
father's ed. level
Treatment group
Child is born up to two weeks after reform
Control group
Child is born up to two weeks before reform
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Parents are divided into four groups according to their annual earnings. Earnings
are expressed in price base amounts the year before each reform (1994 for the first
reserved month, 2001 for the second reserved month and 2007 for the gender
equality bonus. The price base amount follows the price trend in the country each
year and is set by the government. The amount is used for calculating different kinds
of benefits. The amount of benefit changes automatically when the price base
amount is changed.
The price base amount was 35 200 SEK (approx. 3 520 Euro) in 1994, 36 900 SEK
(approx. 3 690 Euro) in 2001 and 40 300 SEK (approx. 4 030 Euro) in 2007.
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The regional breakdown is based on Swedish Association of Local Authorities and
Regions (Sveriges kommuner och landsting, SKL) division. For a detailed description,
see SKL:s homepage (2010-09-18):
