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Title: Born Without a Silver Spoon: Race, Wealth, and Unintended Childbearing
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Su, Jessica Houston Addo, Fenaba |
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Born Without a Silver Spoon: Race, Wealth, and Unintended Childbearing Journal of Family and Economic Issues 39,4 (December 2018): 600-615. Also: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10834-018-9577-4 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Springer Keyword(s): Age at First Birth; Childbearing; Expectations/Intentions; Fertility; Racial Differences Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. The United States has a surprisingly high rate of unintended fertility, particularly among women of color. Although studies have examined socioeconomic correlates of unintended fertility, the role of economic resources remains unclear. Wealth may provide an important context for whether a birth was intended or unintended. Moreover, staggering racial wealth disparities may contribute to racial/ethnic patterns of unintended childbearing. This study examines the linkages between wealth and unintended first births, drawing on data from the NLSY79 (N = 1508). Results suggest that net wealth is negatively related to the probability of having an unintended first birth, controlling for a host of sociodemographic characteristics. We also use decomposition analysis to quantify wealth's contribution to racial/ethnic disparities in unintended childbearing. Second only to marital status, differences in net wealth account for 9-17% of racial/ethnic disparities in unintended childbearing. Our results suggest that wealth is a significant and heretofore overlooked correlate of unintended childbearing. |
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Su, Jessica Houston and Fenaba Addo. "Born Without a Silver Spoon: Race, Wealth, and Unintended Childbearing." Journal of Family and Economic Issues 39,4 (December 2018): 600-615.
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