| Literature DB >> 1294072 |
C A Bachrach1, K S Stolley, K A London.
Abstract
According to 1982 and 1988 NSFG data, unmarried white women are far less likely than they were in the early 1970s to place their children for adoption. The levels of relinquishment among black women have remained low throughout this period, and relinquishment among Hispanic women may be virtually nonexistent. Multivariate analysis of the determinants of relinquishment among unmarried non-Hispanic white women suggests that having a well-educated mother, being in school at the time of conception, having no labor force experience, and being older are positively associated with placing a child for adoption. Sons were found to be less likely to be relinquished than daughters.Entities:
Keywords: Abortion, Induced; Abortion, Legal; Adoption--changes; Age Factors; Americas; Behavior; Bias; Blacks; Child Rearing; Cultural Background; Decision Making; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Educational Status--women; Error Sources; Ethnic Groups; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Planning; Family Relationships; Fertility; Fertility Control, Postconception; Fertility Measurements; Fertility Surveys; Hispanics; Measurement; Methodological Studies; Mothers; North America; Northern America; Parents; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Premarital Pregnancy; Psychological Factors; Reproductive Behavior; Research Methodology; Retrospective Studies; Sex Preference; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Studies; Time Factors; Undercount; United States; Unmarried Mothers; Value Orientation; Whites
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Year: 1992 PMID： 1294072
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Fam Plann Perspect ISSN： 0014-7354