Precursors of Nonmarital Fertility in the United States

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1030-1040

  Schoen, Robert ^a   Tufis, Paula ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertility intentions; Non marital fertility; Nonmarital conception; Out of wedlock births; Social capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344927163     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2003.01030.x     Document Type: Review

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