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Title: Perceptions of Educational Opportunity Transition to First Birth: An Empirical Assessment of the Opportunity Cost Hypothesis
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Sugland, Barbara W. |
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Perceptions of Educational Opportunity Transition to First Birth: An Empirical Assessment of the Opportunity Cost Hypothesis Presented: New Orleans, LA, Population Association of America, May 1996 Cohort(s): NLS General Publisher: Population Association of America Keyword(s): Childbearing; Education Indicators; Educational Aspirations/Expectations; Educational Attainment; Educational Returns; Fertility; First Birth; Racial Differences Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. This paper explores the relationship between perceived educational opportunities and the likelihood of first birth. A cohort of 1,747 14 to 16 year old females surveyed during the first five waves (1979-1983) of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, comprise the study sample. Findings show educational ambitions among non-whites are significantly lower than those of whites (p<0.01). However, perceptions of educational opportunities influence the transition to first birth of among white females (p<0.01), but have no substantial impact on the transition to first birth among non-whites. This study suggest that perceptions of educational opportunity may affect the risk of first birth for white women, hut may not support the "nothing to lose" hypothesis of early childbearing for non-whites. |
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Sugland, Barbara W. "Perceptions of Educational Opportunity Transition to First Birth: An Empirical Assessment of the Opportunity Cost Hypothesis." Presented: New Orleans, LA, Population Association of America, May 1996. |