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Ventura, Stephanie – Children Today, 1997
Describes the increase in nonmarital childbearing in the United States in the past 50 years. Considers age differences in nonmarital childbearing and the disproportionate numbers of poorly educated unmarried mothers. Maintains that changes in sexual behavior of unmarried people and declines in marriages of unmarried pregnant women contributed to…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, At Risk Persons, Birth Rate
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Ventura, Stephanie J. – NCHS Monthly Vital Statistics Report, 1983
Analysis of Hispanic birth data for 22 states in 1980 showed the following: (1) The fertility rate for Hispanic women was 95.4 births per 1.000 women aged 15-44; this rate was 53 percent higher than the rate for non-Hispanic Whites and five percent higher than for non-Hispanic Blacks. (2) Age-specific birth rates indicated that the fertility of…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Birth Rate, Birth Weight, Black Population Trends
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Joyce, Theodore J.; Mocan, Naci H. – American Journal of Public Health, 1990
Estimates impact of liberalization of New York State abortion law in 1970 on adolescent childbearing in New York City. Analyzes monthly data on number of births to White and Black adolescents from 1963-87. Findings indicate that level of births to Black adolescents fell 18.7 percent and births to White adolescents fell 14.1 percent after the law…
Descriptors: Abortions, Adolescents, Birth Rate, Blacks
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Edwards, Ozzie L. – Journal of Negro Education, 1982
Examines data on marriage, childbearing, divorce, educational attainment, and income level among young Blacks. Suggests that the phenomenon of early marriage among Blacks is widespread and merits more attention than it currently receives. (Author/MJL)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Rate, Black Population Trends, Black Youth
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Toossi, Mitra – Monthly Labor Review, 2002
U.S. labor force projections from 1950-2050 indicate slower growth in the labor force; changes in its gender, age, and racial composition; and a decrease in the economic dependency ratio that will reverse itself in the next decade. (JOW)
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Employed Women, Employment Projections, Immigrants
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Howze, Dorothy C. – Urban League Review, 1986
Discusses socioeconomic factors that lead to disproportionate rates of low birthweight and high infant mortality in the Black population. Calls for national policy efforts that would remove financial barriers to premedical care and provide adequate income support for all. (GC)
Descriptors: Birth Weight, Blacks, Health Insurance, Infant Mortality
Gordon, Linda W. – Pacific/Asian American Mental Health Research Center Research Review, 1982
This paper examines the fertility of refugees from Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia residing in the United States. Data are presented from three major sources: (1) a study of births to Southeast Asian women living in Oregon in 1980; (2) a survey performed by the Department of Health and Human Services in 1981; and (3) computer files of the Office of…
Descriptors: Age, Asian Americans, Birth Rate, Demography
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Hoem, Britta; Hoem, Jan M. – Journal of Family Issues, 1988
Presents an account of some important developments that concern the family in Sweden since the beginning of the 1960s. Interprets data from the Swedish fertility survey conducted by Statistics Sweden in 1981 and official statistics for later years. Contends that the young nonmarital cohabitation that has emerged should be seen as a phenomenon…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Cohabitation, Demography, Divorce
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Hickman, Gregory P.; Crossland, Garnet L. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory and Practice, 2004
Through the administration of self-report surveys, this study examined the relationships among a) parenting styles, b) family structure, c) academic achievement, d) birth order, e) gender, and f) humor on the initial personal-emotional, social, academic, and commitment to college adjustment among 257 first-quarter college freshmen. Multiple…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Parenting Styles, Humor, Birth Order
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Allen, Walter R. – Phylon, 1981
Cites aggregate statistics summarizing the social and economic statuses of Black women and interprets their implications for the quality of life experienced by Black females. Focuses on educational attainment, marital and fertility patterns, health status, labor force participation rates, and economic roles. (GC)
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Black Employment, Blacks, Educational Attainment
Neugebauer, Roger – Child Care Information Exchange, 2002
Examines demographic information about the status of young children around the world. Graphs nations with the largest populations of young children and highest percentage of their populations composed of young children in comparison to the aged, the percentage of regional populations under age 5 and over 64, and birth and infant mortality rates.…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Demography, Foreign Countries, Geographic Distribution
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Ford, Kathleen – International Migration Review, 1990
Examines census data on the fertility of U.S. immigrants to study trends in fertility after migration. Results show that immigrant fertility may rise after arrival in the new country, perhaps because immigrants are making up for births or marriages postponed because of the move, but that, with assimilation, fertility declines. (AF)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Birth Rate, Census Figures, Demography
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Kiernan, Kathleen E. – Journal of Family Issues, 1988
Notes that significant changes have occurred in recent times to the structure and dynamics of family life in Britain. Examines trends and issues related to marriage, cohabitation, fertility, extramarital births, divorce, one-parent families, remarriage and stepfamilies, children in families, employment, and the future of social policy in Britain.…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Change, Childlessness, Cohabitation
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Sgritta, Giovanni B. – Journal of Family Issues, 1988
Discusses the tradition of the Italian family and changes in family life since World War II. Examines socioeconomic differentiation and family forms; family structure and kinship networks; social policies and family solidarity; stability and family dissolution; and innovative processes in family life. Concludes that there is a profound change in…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Change, Demography, Divorce
Beale, Calvin L. – Rural Development Perspectives, 1988
Examines increasing rural to urban migration as caused by farming crises, employment cutbacks, slow rural population growth in 1980s, and slow rural recovery from recession. The migration was especially heavy during 1983-1986. Cites indicators showing possible future reversal. Includes charts, graphs, and maps. (Author/TES)
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Demography, Dislocated Workers, Economic Climate
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