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Race-Ethnic Differences In Sexual Health Knowledge, Karen Guzzo, Sarah Hayford Jan 2012

Race-Ethnic Differences In Sexual Health Knowledge, Karen Guzzo, Sarah Hayford

Sociology Faculty Publications

Despite extensive research examining the correlates of unintended fertility, it remains a puzzle as to why racial and ethnic minorities are more likely to experience an unintended birth than non-Hispanic whites. This paper focuses on sexual literacy, a potential precursor of unintended fertility. Analyses use a unique dataset of unmarried young adults aged 18-29, the 2009 Survey of Unmarried Young Adults’ Contraceptive Knowledge and Practices, to examine beliefs regarding pregnancy risks, pregnancy fatalism, and contraceptive side effects. At the bivariate level, foreign-born Hispanics hold more erroneous beliefs about the risk of pregnancy than other groups, and non-Hispanic blacks are more …


Unintended Fertility And The Stability Of Coresidential Relationships, Karen Guzzo, Sarah Hayford Jan 2012

Unintended Fertility And The Stability Of Coresidential Relationships, Karen Guzzo, Sarah Hayford

Sociology Faculty Publications

Having an unintended birth is associated with maternal and child health outcomes, the mother-child relationship, and subsequent fertility. Unintended fertility likely also increases the risk of union dissolution for parents, but it is unclear whether this association derives from a causal effect or selection processes and whether it differs by union type. This article uses data from the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth to compare union stability after intended and unintended births in coresidential relationships. Results show that coresidential couples are more likely to break up after an unintended first or higher-order birth than after an intended first or …


Fp-12-10 Mothers And Fathers Exiting The Workforce In 2008, Nicole Shoenberger Jan 2012

Fp-12-10 Mothers And Fathers Exiting The Workforce In 2008, Nicole Shoenberger

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.


Fp-12-01 On The Road To Adulthood: Young Men's Contact With Criminal Justice System, Nicole Shoenberger Jan 2012

Fp-12-01 On The Road To Adulthood: Young Men's Contact With Criminal Justice System, Nicole Shoenberger

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.


Fp-12-08 Who Are Nonresident Fathers? Demographic Characteristics Of Nonresident Fathers, Bart Stykes Jan 2012

Fp-12-08 Who Are Nonresident Fathers? Demographic Characteristics Of Nonresident Fathers, Bart Stykes

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.


Fp-12-02 Nonresident Father Visitation, Bart Stykes Jan 2012

Fp-12-02 Nonresident Father Visitation, Bart Stykes

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.


Fp-12-22 Young Adults In The Parental Home, 1940-2010, Krista K. Payne Jan 2012

Fp-12-22 Young Adults In The Parental Home, 1940-2010, Krista K. Payne

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.


Fp-12-13 Nonresident Fathers And Child Support: Exploring Who Pays And How Much, Bart Stykes Jan 2012

Fp-12-13 Nonresident Fathers And Child Support: Exploring Who Pays And How Much, Bart Stykes

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.


Fp-12-09 Fatherhood In The U.S.: The Decoupling Of Marriage And Childbearing, Krista K. Payne Jan 2012

Fp-12-09 Fatherhood In The U.S.: The Decoupling Of Marriage And Childbearing, Krista K. Payne

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.


Fp-12-04 School Enrollment And Completion, Krista K. Payne Jan 2012

Fp-12-04 School Enrollment And Completion, Krista K. Payne

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.


Fp-12-07 Median Age At First Marriage, 2010, Krista K. Payne Jan 2012

Fp-12-07 Median Age At First Marriage, 2010, Krista K. Payne

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.


Fp-12-14 Remarriage Rate In The U.S., 2010, Julissa Cruz Jan 2012

Fp-12-14 Remarriage Rate In The U.S., 2010, Julissa Cruz

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.


Fp-12-21 First Marriage Vs. Remarriage In The U.S., 2010, Julissa Cruz Jan 2012

Fp-12-21 First Marriage Vs. Remarriage In The U.S., 2010, Julissa Cruz

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.


Fp-12-15 Demographic Profile Of Same-Sex Parents, Sarah Burgoyne Jan 2012

Fp-12-15 Demographic Profile Of Same-Sex Parents, Sarah Burgoyne

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.


Fp-12-05 Age Variation In The Divorce Rate, 1990-2010, Susan L. Brown, I-Fen Lin, Krista K. Payne Jan 2012

Fp-12-05 Age Variation In The Divorce Rate, 1990-2010, Susan L. Brown, I-Fen Lin, Krista K. Payne

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.


Fp-12-03 Crossover In Median Age At First Marriage And First Birth: Thirty Years Of Change, Julia Arroyo, Krista K. Payne, Susan L. Brown, Wendy D. Manning Jan 2012

Fp-12-03 Crossover In Median Age At First Marriage And First Birth: Thirty Years Of Change, Julia Arroyo, Krista K. Payne, Susan L. Brown, Wendy D. Manning

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.


Fp-12-06 Unmarried Births To Cohabiting And Single Mothers, 2005-2010, Krista K. Payne, Wendy D. Manning, Susan L. Brown Jan 2012

Fp-12-06 Unmarried Births To Cohabiting And Single Mothers, 2005-2010, Krista K. Payne, Wendy D. Manning, Susan L. Brown

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.


Fp-12-11 Timing Of First Marital Birth, Krista K. Payne Jan 2012

Fp-12-11 Timing Of First Marital Birth, Krista K. Payne

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.


Fp-12-12 Relationship Quality Among Married And Cohabiting Couples, S. Burgoyne Jan 2012

Fp-12-12 Relationship Quality Among Married And Cohabiting Couples, S. Burgoyne

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.


Fp-12-16 Health Insurance Coverage Of U.S. Children, 2010, Seth Williams Jan 2012

Fp-12-16 Health Insurance Coverage Of U.S. Children, 2010, Seth Williams

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.


Fp-12-17 Child Poverty In The United States, 2010, Seth Williams Jan 2012

Fp-12-17 Child Poverty In The United States, 2010, Seth Williams

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.


Fp-12-18 Coresident Grandparents: Caregivers Versus Non-Caregivers, B. Wilson Jan 2012

Fp-12-18 Coresident Grandparents: Caregivers Versus Non-Caregivers, B. Wilson

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.


Fp-12-19 Women’S Employment Status & Worker Classification, 2010, Larry Gibbs Jan 2012

Fp-12-19 Women’S Employment Status & Worker Classification, 2010, Larry Gibbs

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.


Fp-12-20 Women’S Employment Rate, 2010, Larry Gibbs Jan 2012

Fp-12-20 Women’S Employment Rate, 2010, Larry Gibbs

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.


Fp-12-23 Single, Cohabiting, And Married Mothers In The U.S., 2011, Julissa Cruz Jan 2012

Fp-12-23 Single, Cohabiting, And Married Mothers In The U.S., 2011, Julissa Cruz

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.


Fp-12-24 Intentions And Planning Status Of Births: 2000-2010, Karen Benjamin Guzzo, Krista K. Payne Jan 2012

Fp-12-24 Intentions And Planning Status Of Births: 2000-2010, Karen Benjamin Guzzo, Krista K. Payne

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.