Cohabitation, nonmarital childbearing, and the marriage process

Past work on the relationship between cohabitation and childbearing shows that cohabitation increases fertility compared to being single, and does so more for intended than unintended births. Most work in this area, however, does not address concerns that fertility and union formation are joint pro...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kelly Musick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2007-04-01
Series:Demographic Research
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Online Access:http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol16/9/