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Starting a Family

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: Compared with previous generations in the United States, men today are starting families later in life and having fewer children. As a result birthrates in the United States have dropped sharply, and some men never make the transition into parenthood. Using data from the 2006-2010 National Survey of Family Growth, this study examines the characteristics of childless men in the United States between the ages of 15 and 44 (N = 6,168) and whether these men want to have a child sometime in the future. Our main finding is that the majority of childless men want a child someday; however, by the age of 45 more than 1 in 7 still remain childless.

Source: American Journal of Men s Health

DOI: 10.1177/1557988312465106

Authors: Lawrence M. Kessler, Benjamin M. Craig, Christopher Saigal, Gwendolyn P. Quinn

Institutions: University of South Florida, Moffitt Cancer Center, University of California, Los Angeles

Language: English

Topic: Family Dynamics and Relationships

Subfield: Demography

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: Moffitt Cancer Center, National Cancer Institute

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