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Cohabitation and reproductive behavior in the U.S.
- Source :
- Demography (Springer Nature); Nov1987, Vol. 24 Issue 4, p623-637, 15p
- Publication Year :
- 1987
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Abstract
- This paper examines the relation between unmarried cohabitation and three important determinants of fertility-frequency of sexual intercourse, contraceptive practice, and the expectation to have a child within five years. Analyses based on data from the 1982 National Survey of Family Growth show that formerly married cohabitants are similar to married women with respect to these fertility determinants, but that never married cohabitants may have lower fertility in the short run because of extremely high levels of contraceptive practice. The paper also compares self-reported data on cohabitation with an inferred measure based on household composition. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- UNMARRIED couples
WOMEN'S health
CONTRACEPTIVES
MARRIED people
SEXUAL intercourse
HUMAN fertility
AGE distribution
COMPARATIVE studies
CONTRACEPTION
HUMAN reproduction
RESEARCH methodology
MEDICAL cooperation
RESEARCH
HUMAN sexuality
EVALUATION research
EDUCATIONAL attainment
LIFESTYLES
ACQUISITION of data
SEXUAL partners
PSYCHOLOGY
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00703370
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Demography (Springer Nature)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 16799648
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2307/2061397