Marriage or carriage? Trends in union context and birth type by education

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 506-519

  Gibson Davis, Christina ^a   Rackin, Heather ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohabiting couples with children; Socioeconomic status; Union formation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899556402     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jomf.12109     Document Type: Article

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