Fertility timing of unmarried and married mothers: Evidence on variation across U.S. cities from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study

Population Research and Policy Review

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 569-588

  Curtis, Marah A ^a   Waldfogel, Jane ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertility timing; Policies and fertility; U.S. city variation in fertility

Indexed keywords

BIRTH DATE; BIRTH RATE; CHILDBEARING; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; LABOR MARKET; MARRIAGE; PREGNANCY; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; WELFARE IMPACT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350151762     PISSN: 01675923     EISSN: 15737829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11113-008-9120-7     Document Type: Article

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