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Title: Adolescents' Expectations Regarding Birth Outcomes: A Comparison of the NLSY79 and NLSY97 Cohorts
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Walker, James R. |
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Adolescents' Expectations Regarding Birth Outcomes: A Comparison of the NLSY79 and NLSY97 Cohorts In: Social Awakening: Adolescent Behavior as Adulthood Approaches. R.T. Michael, ed. New York, NY: Russell Sage Foundation, 2001: pp. 201-229 Cohort(s): NLSY79, NLSY97 Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation Keyword(s): Adolescent Fertility; College Graduates; Fertility; Gender Differences Chapter: Used data from the 1979 and 1997 cohorts of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY79 and NLSY97, respectively) to investigate whether youths can reasonably forecast their future fertility outcomes and, if so, whether the intentions of the cohorts differ. The sample consisted of Ss aged 15-17 yrs. It was found that youths can reliably assess (short-term) fertility outcomes, and, unlike other events (such as mortality and perhaps college graduation), fertility events are salient to them. Little difference was found between the fertility expectations of the members of the NLSY79 cohort and those of NLSY97 cohort. The differences that did occur were among males, especially poor males. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2000 APA, all rights reserved) |
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Walker, James R. "Adolescents' Expectations Regarding Birth Outcomes: A Comparison of the NLSY79 and NLSY97 Cohorts" In: Social Awakening: Adolescent Behavior as Adulthood Approaches. R.T. Michael, ed. New York, NY: Russell Sage Foundation, 2001: pp. 201-229
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