Cohabitation, post-conception unions, and the rise in nonmarital fertility

Social Science Research

Volumn 47, Issue , 2014, Pages 134-147

  Lichter, Daniel T ^a   Sassler, Sharon ^a   Turner, Richard N ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Childbearing; Cohabitation; Marriage; Nonmarital fertility; Shotgun marriage; Union transitions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; BIRTH RATE; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BIRTH RATE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899995153     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2014.04.002     Document Type: Article

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