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Reexamining the link of early childbearing to marriage and to subsequent fertility.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Morgan, SP; Rindfuss, RR
Published in: Demography
February 1999

Using data from the 1980, 1985, and 1990 Current Population Surveys, we show that the link between early fertility and nonmarital births has become stronger. Women who give birth earlier are increasingly likely to be unmarried. In contrast, we find a weaker association between first births at young (versus older) ages and (1) a rapid pace of subsequent childbearing and (2) higher completed fertility. We discuss possible causes and consequences of these changes.

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Published In

Demography

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EISSN

1533-7790

ISSN

0070-3370

Publication Date

February 1999

Volume

36

Issue

1

Start / End Page

59 / 75

Related Subject Headings

  • White People
  • United States
  • Single Parent
  • Parity
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Maternal Age
  • Marriage
  • Linear Models
  • Humans
  • Fertility
 

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Morgan, S. P., & Rindfuss, R. R. (1999). Reexamining the link of early childbearing to marriage and to subsequent fertility. Demography, 36(1), 59–75. https://doi.org/10.2307/2648134
Morgan, S. P., and R. R. Rindfuss. “Reexamining the link of early childbearing to marriage and to subsequent fertility.Demography 36, no. 1 (February 1999): 59–75. https://doi.org/10.2307/2648134.
Morgan SP, Rindfuss RR. Reexamining the link of early childbearing to marriage and to subsequent fertility. Demography. 1999 Feb;36(1):59–75.
Morgan, S. P., and R. R. Rindfuss. “Reexamining the link of early childbearing to marriage and to subsequent fertility.Demography, vol. 36, no. 1, Feb. 1999, pp. 59–75. Epmc, doi:10.2307/2648134.
Morgan SP, Rindfuss RR. Reexamining the link of early childbearing to marriage and to subsequent fertility. Demography. 1999 Feb;36(1):59–75.
Journal cover image

Published In

Demography

DOI

EISSN

1533-7790

ISSN

0070-3370

Publication Date

February 1999

Volume

36

Issue

1

Start / End Page

59 / 75

Related Subject Headings

  • White People
  • United States
  • Single Parent
  • Parity
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Maternal Age
  • Marriage
  • Linear Models
  • Humans
  • Fertility