1. The impact of females' economic well-being on fertility: Race and ethnicity.
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Lee, Jaewon
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EDUCATION , *MISCARRIAGE , *RACE , *WOMEN , *REGRESSION analysis , *SOCIOECONOMIC factors , *PERINATAL death , *FERTILITY , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *LOGISTIC regression analysis , *DATA analysis software , *POVERTY - Abstract
As women's labor participation has increased, the fertility rate has decreased. However, there is little research addressing economic well-being among females and the effect of females' economic well-being on the fertility rate. Through this study, we examines the effects of females' economic well-being on fertility and differences in the association across ethnicity/race. The National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 was used. 3734 females were selected for the final sample. The sample consists of 1834 non-Hispanic Whites, 1175 African Americans, and 725 Hispanics. Ordinary Linear Regression Analyses and Logistic Regression Analyses were conducted. There were ethnic/racial disparities in economic well-being amongst females. Poverty was positively associated with both having more children and higher numbers of miscarriages/stillbirths. Interaction effects were found: African Americans and Hispanics moderated the association between poverty and number of children. This research contributes to further understanding ethnic/racial disparities between females' economic well-being and fertility. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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