| The age pattern of first-birth rates among U.S. women: the bimodal 1990s. | |
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PMID: 15986986 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Between 1990 and 2002, the age pattern of Type I first-birth rates (i.e., the hazard of a first birth) among U.S. women was bimodal. This pattern, driven by changing differential fertility patterns among racial and ethnic groups, reached its apex at the mid-1990s and had almost vanished by the decade's end. Research on first-birth timing has tended to focus on Type II first-birth rates and therefore has failed to identify this larger, bimodal pattern. This article presents the benefits of using Type I rates, documents the emergence of the bimodal pattern via two new measures of bimodality, and uses a decomposition analysis to discuss the pattern's causes. |
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Authors:
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Rachel Sullivan |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Demography Volume: 42 ISSN: 0070-3370 ISO Abbreviation: Demography Publication Date: 2005 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2005-06-30 Completed Date: 2005-07-20 Revised Date: 2007-11-14 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0226703 Medline TA: Demography Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 259-73 Citation Subset: IM |
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Graduate Group in Sociology and Demography, University of California, Berkeley, 2232 Piedmont Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94720-2120, USA. rachsull@demog.berkeley.edu |
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Adolescent Adult African Americans / education, statistics & numerical data Age Distribution Bias (Epidemiology) Birth Order Birth Rate / ethnology, trends* Cohort Studies Data Interpretation, Statistical Educational Status European Continental Ancestry Group / education, statistics & numerical data Female Health Transition Hispanic Americans / education, statistics & numerical data Humans Life Tables Maternal Age* Middle Aged Parity Population Surveillance Regression Analysis United States |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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T32-HD007275/HD/NICHD NIH HHS |
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