Race-ethnic differences in nonmarital fertility: A focus on Mexican American women

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 491-508

  Wildsmith, Elizabeth ^a   Raley, R Kelly ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohabitation; Mexican American; Nonmarital fertility; Race ethnicity

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645721348     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2006.00267.x     Document Type: Article

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