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Demography (1986) 23 (2): 217–230.
Published: 01 May 1986
...J. Richard Udry; Luther M. Talbert; Naomi M. Morris Abstract Despite the widespread assumption that hormones stimulate motivation for sexual behavior in adolescence, no published empirical studies have demonstrated this link. In a cross-sectional study of 78 females in the eighth, ninth, and tenth...
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Demography (2023) 60 (5): 1581–1605.
Published: 01 October 2023
...Ariane Ophir; Diederik Boertien; Sergi Vidal Abstract Narratives of demographic shifts overlook how societal changes shape the family trajectories of sexual minorities. Using sequence analysis, we describe how partnering and parenthood evolve over the life course of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB...
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in Sexuality and Demographic Change: Documenting Family Formation Trajectories and Cohort Change in the LGB Population
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Published: 01 October 2023
Fig. 5 Dissimilarity across birth cohorts, by gender and sexuality . Dissimilarity index ranges from 0 (least heterogeneity) to 1 (most heterogeneity). Source: Understanding Society (2009–2019).
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in Sexuality and Demographic Change: Documenting Family Formation Trajectories and Cohort Change in the LGB Population
> Demography
Published: 01 October 2023
Fig. 6 Complexity across birth cohorts, by gender and sexuality. Complexity index is the number of transitions between states over the life course. Source: Understanding Society (2009–2019).
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Demography (2007) 44 (3): 603–621.
Published: 01 August 2007
...Jennifer Manlove; Suzanne Ryan; Kerry Franzetta Abstract By using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, we examine how adolescent relationship characteristics, partner attributes, and sexual relationship histories are associated with contraceptive use and consistency...
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Demography (2009) 46 (4): 695–715.
Published: 01 November 2009
...Joseph J. Sabia; Daniel I. Rees Abstract A number of studies have shown that teenagers who abstain from sex are more likely to graduate from high school and attend college than their sexually active peers. However, it is unclear whether this association represents a causal relationship or can...
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Demography (2006) 43 (4): 747–769.
Published: 01 November 2006
... the association between age at first sexual intercourse and the 48-bp repeat polymorphism in the dopamine receptor D4 gene (DRD4). The twin analysis shows that MZ twins correlate their timing of first sex to a much greater extent than do the same-sex DZ twins. Our analysis of the polymorphisms in DRD4 indicates...
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Demography (2001) 38 (4): 467–479.
Published: 01 November 2001
...Eliya Msiyaphazi Zulu Abstract Using quantitative and qualitative data from three culturally heterogeneous ethnic groups in Malawi, I show that differences in postpartum sexual abstinence are closely associated with community-specific rationales for the practice, particularly differences...
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Demography (1994) 31 (4): 593–602.
Published: 01 November 1994
...Joan Marie Kraft; James E. Coverdill Abstract Previous studies of the use of birth control by sexually active single women tend to emphasize family background and aspirations, and restrict their attention to teenagers. We elaborate this framework by considering how labor market experiences might...
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Demography (1994) 31 (4): 603–614.
Published: 01 November 1994
...’ departure from mainstream lifecourse trajectories influence young black women’s sexual and contraceptive behavior. The effects of female employment and socioeconomic status are greater for teens in urban neighborhoods than for teens living elsewhere. 12 1 2011 © Population Association of America...
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Demography (1995) 32 (2): 139–157.
Published: 01 May 1995
...Kofi D. Benefo Abstract The question of how postpartum sexual abstinence responds to social change in West Africa is important because declines in the practice could increase fertility levels and worsen child and maternal health. This study uses data from the late 1970s in Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana...
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Demography (1993) 30 (3): 297–313.
Published: 01 August 1993
...Mark J. VanLandingham; Somboon Suprasert; Werasit Sittitrai; Chayan Vaddhanaphuti; Nancy Grandjean Abstract We use data collected in 1991 to investigate sexual activity among never-married men in Thailand, with a focus on age at first intercourse, characteristics of sexual partners, and conditions...
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Demography (1989) 26 (4): 563–577.
Published: 01 November 1989
...-child pairs of white women in the Detroit metropolitan area, we tested this hypothesis, using both mother's and child's attitudes toward premarital sexual intercourse and the child's report of whether he or she had engaged in premarital sexual intercourse. Unlike most previous work in this area, which...
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Demography (1990) 27 (4): 537–557.
Published: 01 November 1990
...R. Jean Haurin; Frank L. Mott Abstract Using approximately 2,000 sibling pairs from the ab] National Longitudinal Survey of Labor Market Experience of Youth, we examine the influence of an older sibling’s age at first sexual intercourse on the sexual initiation of a younger sibling. Hypotheses...
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Demography (1987) 24 (3): 323–340.
Published: 01 August 1987
...Arland Thornton; Donald Camburn 9 1 2011 © Population Association of America 1987 1987 Sexual Experience Sexual Attitude Church Attendance Standardize Regression Coefficient Maternal Employment References Acock , A. C. , & Bengtson , V. L. ( 1980...
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Demography (1988) 25 (2): 189–204.
Published: 01 May 1988
...Joan R. Kahn; William D. Kalsbeek; Sandra L. Hofferth Abstract In this article, we examine the reliability with which teenage sexual activity was reported in three recent national surveys. Unlike other study-effects analyses of objective demographic phenomena such as births and marriages, ours...
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Demography (2004) 41 (4): 697–720.
Published: 01 November 2004
...Christopher R. Browning; Tama Leventhal; Jeanne Brooks-Gunn Abstract Evidence suggests that African American youths initiate sexual activity at earlier ages than do European American or Latino youths. Using data from a multilevel study in Chicago, we developed and tested a neighborhood-based model...
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Demography (2020) 57 (2): 599–626.
Published: 14 February 2020
... and pairwise comparisons from logistic regression models before and after adjustment for demographic characteristics, socioeconomic status, health behaviors, and depression. Overall, findings reveal some important similarities and differences in the relationships between marital status and health by sexual...
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Demography (2022) 59 (4): 1541–1569.
Published: 01 August 2022
...Andrew Levine Abstract Though research suggests that sexual minorities (e.g., nonheterosexual individuals) are more geographically mobile in the transition to adulthood than their heterosexual counterparts, quantitative estimates are rare and previously used data sources have significant...
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Demography (2022) 59 (3): 895–920.
Published: 01 June 2022
... relationship to these behaviors operates largely through women's reproductive attitudes, anticipated feelings of guilt after sex, and past sexual or contraceptive behaviors. Together, these findings highlight the complex relationship between religiosity and premarital sex and contraceptive use, elucidate key...
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