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Direct linkAbma, Joyce C.; Martinez, Gladys M. – Journal of Marriage and Family, 2006
In the last 2 decades, the United States has seen an increase in childlessness and first births at older ages. Using the National Survey of Family Growth, we focus on women aged 35-44 who are voluntarily childless (expect no children and are fecund or contraceptively sterile). We compare these women to those who are involuntarily childless…
Descriptors: Childlessness, Older Adults, Females, National Surveys
