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Demography (1987) 24 (4): 623–637.
Published: 01 November 1987
.... , & Shimizu , I. ( 1985 ). National Survey of Family Growth, Cycle Ill: Sample Design, Weighting and Variance Estimation . Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office . Blanc, A. K. 1984. The Impact of Changing Family Patterns on Reproductive Behavior: Nonmarital Cohabitation and Fertility...
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Demography (2023) 60 (4): 1089–1113.
Published: 01 August 2023
... distributed under the terms of a Creative Commons license (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). U.S. reproductive behavior Latent transition analysis Family planning Unintended pregnancy Unintended pregnancy 1 is defined as a pregnancy that occurred when a woman wanted to become pregnant in the future...
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Demography (2015) 52 (1): 83–111.
Published: 09 January 2015
...Kathryn Kost; Laura Lindberg Abstract The premise that unintended childbearing has significant negative effects on the behavior of mothers and on the health of infants strongly influences public health policy and much of current research on reproductive behaviors. Yet, the evidence base presents...
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Demography (2022) 59 (1): 37–49.
Published: 01 February 2022
... score analysis . Demography , 52 , 83 – 111 . Kost K. , & Zolna M. ( 2019 ). Challenging unintended pregnancy as an indicator of reproductive autonomy: A response . Contraception , 100 , 5 – 9 . Luker K. C. ( 1999 ). A reminder that human behavior frequently...
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Demography (1992) 29 (1): 113–126.
Published: 01 February 1992
...Elise F. Jones; Jacqueline Darroch Forrest Abstract Although research on reproductive behavior depends heavily on information from surveys, abortions are characteristically underreported in such data. Estimates of the level of reporting are made for each of the recent major surveys of U.S. women...
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Demography (2024) 61 (5): 1535–1557.
Published: 01 October 2024
... ). The measurement of family size preferences and subsequent fertility . Demography , 11 , 587 – 611 . Coombs L. C. ( 1979 ). Underlying family-size preferences and reproductive behavior . Studies in Family Planning , 10 , 25 – 36 . Cotter D. , Hermsen J. M. , & Vanneman R...
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Demography (2011) 48 (3): 1059–1080.
Published: 22 June 2011
... of immigrant assimilation and the experience of previous generations of immigrants; the social behavior of immigrant Hispanic/Mexican women falls between that of the U.S.-born and those who remained in their countries of origin (Parrado and Morgan 2008 ). The hypothetical level described by the TFR seems...
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Demography (2021) 58 (6): 2337–2364.
Published: 01 December 2021
.... ( 2012 ). Intergenerational transmission of reproductive behavior during the demographic transition . Journal of Interdisciplinary History , 42 , 543 – 569 . Kenzer R. C. ( 1987 ). Kinship and neighborhood in a southern community: Orange County, North Carolina, 1849‒1881. Knoxville...
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Demography (1989) 26 (1): 99–115.
Published: 01 February 1989
... cycles with a 38-year period. Thus the linear analysis was misleading and incorrect in suggesting a dynamic consistency of the long-run behavior of this model with actual U.S. fertility fluctuations. What conclusions are we to draw from these outcomes? Under either interpretation of the model as regards...
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Demography (2020) 57 (1): 297–322.
Published: 07 February 2020
... differences Cross-national comparative study U.S. fertility South African fertility Sociologists and demographers have long puzzled over the nature of immigrant fertility and the features of migrants and migration experiences that affect fertility behavior. Although scholars have debated whether...
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Demography (2020) 57 (3): 899–925.
Published: 26 May 2020
...Laura Lindberg; Kathryn Kost; Isaac Maddow-Zimet; Sheila Desai; Mia Zolna Abstract Despite its frequency, abortion remains a highly sensitive, stigmatized, and difficult-to-measure behavior. We present estimates of abortion underreporting for three of the most commonly used national fertility...
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Demography (2004) 41 (4): 801–819.
Published: 01 November 2004
.... , & Potter R.G. ( 1983 ). Fertility, Biology, and Behavior: An Analysis of the Proximate Determinants . New York : Academic Press . Butz W.P. , & Ward M.P. ( 1979 ). Will U.S. Fertility Remain Low? A New Economic Interpretation . Population and Development Review , 5 , 663 – 88...
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Demography (2021) 58 (1): 321–344.
Published: 01 February 2021
... ; Waldfogel 2001 ). Ethnic and religious diversity contributes to strong variation in fertility behavior in the United States, and rates of early childbearing are high in the non-White subgroups of the population ( Lesthaeghe and Neidert 2006 ; Sutton and Mathews 2004 ). Further, the U.S. fertility rates...
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Demography (2009) 46 (4): 765–783.
Published: 01 November 2009
... It: The Life of Kate Reddy, Working Mother . New York, London : Knopf . Quesnel-Vallée A. , & Morgan S.P. ( 2003 ). Missing the Target? Correspondence of Fertility Intentions and Behavior in the U.S. . Population Research and Policy Review , 22 ( 5–6 ), 497 – 525 . 10.1023/B:POPU...
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Demography (1989) 26 (1): 137–148.
Published: 01 February 1989
... stopping or spacing late in childbearing or even spacing behavior early in reproductive life. The rates estimated in this article are, for example, consistent with some spacing early in childbearing as well as substantial stopping and spacing later. What we know about fertility for the nation as a whole...
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Demography (2008) 45 (2): 345–361.
Published: 01 May 2008
... because they were identi ed with immoral sexual behavior, such as prostitution (Brodie 1994:206 207; Tone 2001:48 49). For most couples, a high degree of sexual self-control was probably required to guarantee that women would bear not more than two or three children. Common means of reproductive control...
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Demography (1984) 21 (1): 9–18.
Published: 01 February 1984
.... This paper assesses the importance of spacing behavior in one transitional pop- ulation, whites in the United States in 1900. A focus on U.S. women in 1900 is useful in two ways. First, the period from 1875 to 1900 was characterized by an especially steep decline in American fertility, the total fertility...
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A Cross-Cultural Examination of the Relationship Between Ages at Menarche, Marriage, and First Birth
Demography (1982) 19 (1): 53–63.
Published: 01 February 1982
... ). The Effects of Subsidized Family Planning Services on Reproductive Behavior in the U.S. 1969–1974 . Demography , 13 , 463 – 78 . 10.2307/2060503 Zelnik M. ( 1981 ). Determinants of Fertility Behavior Among U.S. Females Aged 15–19, 1971 and 1976. Final Report, Contract NO1-HD-82848...
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Demography (1978) 15 (3): 337–344.
Published: 01 August 1978
... Progression: Cohort Fertility of U.S. Whites c. 1929–45 . Washington, D.C. : Institute of Social and Behavioral Research, The Catholic University of America . Mason , Karen O. ( 1974 ). Women’s Labor Force Participation and Fertility . Research Triangle Park, N.C. : Center for Population...
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Demography (1990) 27 (3): 457–466.
Published: 01 August 1990
... hypertension. Risk factors for these diseases include important social and behavioral components. Excessive hypertension prevalence is associated with low socioeconomic status (James, Strogatz, Wing, & Ramsey 1987; U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services 1985) and a variety of behavioral factors, including...
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