Age at first child. Inter-generational distances in Uruguay One of the paradigmatic events of the transition to adulthood is having
the first child since an adult role par excellence is that of father or mother. e age at which the first child is had, influences the
trajectories (labor, education) of young people; although also differences are marked by gender, educational attainment, region of
residence and conjugal experience. is paper studies the beginning of the reproductive life of adolescents and young people in
Uruguay, using a set of techniques of data analysis and using as a source the National Survey of Adolescents and Youth applied
to urban youth in Uruguay in 2013.