The Intergenerational Transmission of Age at First Birth among Married and Unmarried Men and Women

Social Science Research

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 219-247

  Barber, Jennifer S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 0009633480     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ssre.2000.0697     Document Type: Article

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