Publications [#257145] of S. Philip Morgan

Papers Published

1. Morgan, SP; Rindfuss, RR, Reexamining the link of early childbearing to marriage and to subsequent fertility., Demography, vol. 36 no. 1 (February, 1999), pp. 59-75, ISSN 0070-3370 [10036593], [doi]
   (last updated on 2024/01/01)

   Abstract:
   Using data from the 1980, 1985, and 1990 Current Population Surveys, we show that the link between early fertility and nonmarital births has become stronger. Women who give birth earlier are increasingly likely to be unmarried. In contrast, we find a weaker association between first births at young (versus older) ages and (1) a rapid pace of subsequent childbearing and (2) higher completed fertility. We discuss possible causes and consequences of these changes.