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Title: Determinants of Fertility in Remarriage: An Analysis of White American Experience
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Haurin, R. Jean |
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Determinants of Fertility in Remarriage: An Analysis of White American Experience Ph.D. Dissertation, The Ohio State University, 1992 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: UMI - University Microfilms, Bell and Howell Information and Learning Keyword(s): Behavior; Fertility; Household Composition; Remarriage This study examines how the context of remarriage influences expectations about future childbearing and the probability and timing of first births in marriage. Using longitudinal data for a contemporary cohort of white males and females, a descriptive overview of how fertility expectations change with alterations in marital status and how completed fertility is distributed across the marital history is presented. The study develops a general model of the determinants of the transition to first birth in marriage. This model is tested for both first and second marriage. A major finding is that the general model of fertility determination for short-term fertility expectations and behavior is the same for first and second marriage. While the general model is similar between marriages, this study finds that second-married individuals are significantly more likely to have a birth within two years of marriage than are first-marriers. However, second-marrieds are not more likely to expect a birth within two years of marriage. Thus, while second-marriers make judgements about additional fertility in a similar fashion to first-marriers, they are more likely to end up having a child, suggesting considerable psychological uncertainty in the context within which they are making these decisions. |
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Haurin, R. Jean. Determinants of Fertility in Remarriage: An Analysis of White American Experience. Ph.D. Dissertation, The Ohio State University, 1992. |