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Koropeckyj-Cox, Tanya; Pendell, Gretchen – Journal of Family Issues, 2007
The study used cross-sectional analyses of the National Survey of Families and Households (1987-1988, 1992-1994) to examine attitudes about childlessness in the United States. It (a) assesses prevalence of positive, neutral, and negative attitudes about childlessness and (b) identifies the correlates of different attitudes in the population. About…
Descriptors: Childlessness, Adults, Attitudes, Behavior Standards
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Oropesa, R. S. – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1996
Using the 1987-88 National Survey of Families and Households, this research examines normative beliefs about marriage and cohabitation among non-Latino whites, Mexican Americans, and mainland Puerto Ricans. Results indicate Mexican Americans tend to be more pronuptial than non-Latino whites. They evaluate marriage more positively relative to…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Standards, Cohabitation, Human Relations