issues can arise in comparisons of union formation before and after first birth, marriage formation before and after home …

marriage formation is the most important duration variable in the first-birth propensities model. Out-of-wedlock conception is … associated with increased marriage risks. Migration is often a part of the family building process: high first-birth propensities … of recent migrants as well as high migration risks among pregnant women are due to marriage-related migration. …

old), this study analyzes teenagers’ expectations and desires about marriage, having children, and becoming unwed parents … power. Race, ethnicity, gender, type of religious upbringing, parental education, and parental expectations for their child …’s education are aspects of family context that consistently show significant relationships with expectations and desires …

old), this study analyzes teenagers' expectations and desires about marriage, having children, and becoming unwed parents … power. Race, ethnicity, gender, type of religious upbringing, parental education, and parental expectations for their child …'s education are aspects of family context that consistently show significant relationships with expectations and desires …

previously published indexes of marriage, divorce, and childbearing risks by calendar year in order to cover the developments up …

research asks whether there are gender differences in family trajectories by education. We focus on the trajectories of women … states entered via the formation and dissolution of cohabitation and marriage and the birth of the first child. [Methods:] We … proportion of never-partnered and childless at age 39 is largest among those with low education, regardless of gender. Further …

education, rising labor-force participation of women, economic uncertainties, the growing migrant population, and family …