Year: 2018
Type: report
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The age at first birth has increased substantially in the United States over the past few decades .The geographic context in which women have children varies, in terms of population composition, social norms, marital behaviors, economic and educational opportunities, and access to family planning services.This variation results in differences across states in the average age at which women become mothers.This profile uses data from CDC Wonder and Vital Statistics to document women's mean age at first birth across the fifty states and Washington, D.C. for the years 1970
Authors: Karen Guzzo, Krista Payne
Institution: Bowling Green State University
Language: English
Subfield: Demography
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2938579226