Metro/Nonmetro Residence, Nonmarital Conception, and Conception Outcomes

Autor/inn/en	Albrecht, Don E.; Albrecht, Carol Mulford
Titel	Metro/Nonmetro Residence, Nonmarital Conception, and Conception Outcomes
Quelle	In: Rural Sociology, 69 (2004) 3, S.430-452 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-0112
Schlagwörter	Females; Pregnancy; Family Structure; Rural Urban Differences; Unwed Mothers; Urban Population; Rural Population + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Schwangerschaft; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Stadt-Land-Beziehung; Unverheiratete Mutter; Stadtbevölkerung; Landbevölkerung
Abstract	Two of the most significant changes affecting U.S. society during the 20th century were transformations in family structure and the transition from a nonmetropolitan/farm society to a largely metropolitan society. In this study, classic sociological theory, developed to understand differences between metro and nonmetro society, was employed. Despite contentions that the residence variable is no longer viable, we hypothesized that nonmetro interaction patterns would result in nonmetro residents making more traditional and conservative choices relative to family formation. Analysis of data from the 1995 National Survey of Family Growth provided support for these contentions. Nonmetropolitan women were significantly more likely than metropolitan women to be married at the time of conception. Further, when comparing women who were not married at conception, nonmetro women were significantly more likely than metro women to get married prior to the birth of the child, ad ere significantly more likely to have the pregnancy result in a live birth. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10