Increasing fertility in cohabiting unions: Evidence for the second demographic transition in the United States?

Demography

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 59-66

  Raley, R Kelly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPOUSE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH RATE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MARRIAGE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL VALUES; SPOUSES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035257226     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3088288     Document Type: Article

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