Reexamining the Link of Early Childbearing to Marriage and to Subsequent Fertility

Using data from the 1980, 1985, and 1990 Current Population Surveys, we show that the link between early fertility and nonmarital births has become stronger. Women who give birth earlier are increasingly likely to be unmarried. In contrast, we find a weaker association between first births at young...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Demography 1999-02, Vol.36 (1), p.59-75
Hauptverfasser:	Morgan, S. Philip, Rindfuss, Ronald R.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescence Adolescent Adult African Americans African Americans - statistics & numerical data Age Age Differences Birth control Births Childbearing Childbirth Children & youth Cohort Studies Data Collection Data models Demographics Demography Early Employment European Continental Ancestry Group - statistics & numerical data Families & family life Female Fertility Fertility Determinants Revisited First Birth Timing Gender equality Humans Linear Models Marital status Marriage Marriage - statistics & numerical data Marriage - trends Maternal Age Mothers Multivariate Analysis Parity Polls & surveys Pregnancy Racial differences Relationship Single Mothers Single Parent - statistics & numerical data Studies United States United States of America White people Women Womens health
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Zusammenfassung:	Using data from the 1980, 1985, and 1990 Current Population Surveys, we show that the link between early fertility and nonmarital births has become stronger. Women who give birth earlier are increasingly likely to be unmarried. In contrast, we find a weaker association between first births at young (versus older) ages and (1) a rapid pace of subsequent childbearing and (2) higher completed fertility. We discuss possible causes and consequences of these changes.
ISSN:	0070-3370 1533-7790
DOI:	10.2307/2648134