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Direct linkQian, Zhenchao; Lichter, Daniel T.; Mellott, Leanna M. – Social Forces, 2005
We apply marital search theory to examine whether out-of-wedlock childbearing affects mate selection patterns among American women. Using 1980-1995 CPS data, we apply probit models with selection to account for potential selection bias due to differences in "marriageability" between women in and not in unions. Compared to those without unmarried…
Descriptors: Unwed Mothers, Interpersonal Relationship, Marriage, Females
Peer reviewedParnell, Allan M.; And Others – Social Forces, 1994
Analysis of four national cross-sectional fertility surveys, 1955-84, documents the decreasing likelihood that single women pregnant with their first child will marry to legitimate the birth. Among recent cohorts, decision to marry was influenced by woman's expectations about the timing of marriage and parenthood, living arrangements, academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, Decision Making, Educational Attainment
