It takes two to tango, doesn't it? The influence of couple characteristics on the timing of the birth of the first child

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 117-126

  Corijn, Martine ^a   Liefbroer, Aart C ^b   De Jong Gierveld, Jenny ^c  

^a Belgian Population and Family Study Centre   (Belgium)

^b NETHERLANDS INTERDISCIPLINARY DEMOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cross cultural comparison; First childbirth; Homogamy; Unmarried cohabitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 2842512456     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/353381     Document Type: Article

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