Age at first childbirth and later poverty.

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9109126 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 1050-8392 (Print) Linking ISSN: 10508392 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Res Adolesc

Publication: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell
Original Publication: Hillsdale, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, c1991-

Adolescent* ; Age Factors* ; Birth Order* ; Data Collection* ; Maternal Age* ; Mothers* ; Poverty* ; Pregnancy in Adolescence*; Americas ; Birth Rate ; Demography ; Developed Countries ; Economics ; Family Characteristics ; Family Relations ; Fertility ; North America ; Parents ; Population ; Population Characteristics ; Population Dynamics ; Reproductive History ; Research ; Sampling Studies ; Sexual Behavior ; Socioeconomic Factors ; United States

Indexing Agency: PIP Local ID #: 107585. Indexing Agency: POP Local ID #: 00246631.
Keywords: Adolescent Pregnancy*; Adolescents; Adolescents, Female*; Age Factors*; Americas; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Relationships; Fertility; Fertility Measurements; First Birth*; Maternal Age*; Mothers*; North America; Northern America; Parental Age; Parents; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Poverty*; Pregnancy History; Reproductive Behavior; Research Methodology; Research Report*; Sampling Studies; Socioeconomic Factors; Studies; Surveys*; United States; Youth
Note: TJ: JOURNAL OF RESEARCH ON ADOLESCENCE
Local Abstract: [PIP] A linear structural equation model is used in this research study in order to estimate the simultaneous effects of age at first birth on a woman's subsequent socioeconomic conditions and related outcomes after the age of 27 years. Estimation was accomplished with a variant of Amemiya's principle and a feasible generalized least squares estimator. Analysis involved examination of the bivariate relationship between age at first birth and poverty at age 27 years for Blacks, Hispanics, and Whites, followed by structural equation models for each racial group and then analysis of the total and indirect effects of age at first birth on poverty. Poverty is measured as the ratio of family income to the poverty threshold. Findings indicate that the association between early childbearing and poverty at the age of 27 years is very strong. Young women with educated parents and women with reading materials in their home before the age of 14 years achieved more schooling. When these effects were controlled, being raised by both parents and having more siblings were only associated with more schooling among Whites. Rural Blacks and Whites completed more schooling than rural Hispanics. Blacks in poor states had lower educational attainment. Age at first birth was only significant among Hispanics. First birth was delayed by 1.26 years among Blacks, 0.88 years among Whites, and 0.98 years among Hispanics for having an additional year of schooling. Delaying marriage had the strongest effect among Whites. Delayed childbearing among Blacks was predicted by having fewer siblings, being raised by both parents, and later menstruation. Earlier White childbearing was associated with women from larger families and women with larger ideal family sizes. Hispanic women raised by both parents was associated with delayed childbearing. Findings confirm that age at first birth was associated for all racial groups with poverty. Age at first birth affected educational attainment of Hispanics and age at first marriage among Whites. Age at first birth impacted on poverty through the number of children among Blacks and Whites, White and Hispanic women's earnings, and Hispanic earnings among other household members. Delaying first births had minimal impact on later poverty among Blacks and considerable impact among Whites and Hispanics.

Date Created: 19930101 Date Completed: 19960116 Latest Revision: 20220321

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