Fertility during Marital Disruption. Discussion Paper 343-76. [Report No.: IRP-DP-343-76

Autor/inn/en	Rindfuss, Ronald R.; Bumpass, Larry L.
Institution	Wisconsin Univ., Madison. Inst. for Research on Poverty.
Titel	Fertility during Marital Disruption. Discussion Paper 343-76. [Report No.: IRP-DP-343-76
Quelle	(1976), (33 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
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Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Tagungsbericht; Birth Rate; Children; Comparative Analysis; Females; Illegitimate Births; Marital Instability; Marital Status; Population Trends; Poverty; Predictor Variables; Problems; Sex Role; Social Science Research; Social Status; Sociocultural Patterns; Statistical Analysis; Tables (Data); Trend Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Child; Kind; Kinder; Weibliches Geschlecht; Illegitimate child; Uneheliches Kind; Familienkonflikt; Familienstand; Bevölkerungsprognose; Armut; Prädiktor; Problemsituation; Geschlechterrolle; Social scientific research; Sozialwissenschaftliche Forschung; Sozialer Status; Soziokulturelle Theorie; Statistische Analyse; Tabelle; Trendanalyse
Abstract	The frequent occurrence of childbirth during periods of marital disruption is discussed. Life table procedures based on 1970 information show, from a sample of 1,054 women, that slightly more than 25% of separated, divorced, or widowed women had given birth within 48 months of marital disruption. The variables affecting these statistics are described in terms of race, education, parity, and, most importantly, age at time of disruption. A multivariate analysis is used to explore the cumulative prevalance of having experienced intermarital fertility among women over age 30. Four possible explanations for childbirth phenomena are given: "last chance" pregnancies that are attempts to keep disintegrating marriages together, unplanned pregnancy, careless contraception, and births fathered by someone other than the previous or anticipated spouse. It is concluded that the prevalence of childbirth during marital disruption and the social policy issues connected with such births rank it in importance with illegitimacy. References are included in the paper. (Author/DB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01