Household headship among unmarried persons in the United States, 1970-1985.
Recent trends in rates of household headship and headship differentials by sex and color are examined within the context of a model that expresses the likelihood of heading an independent household as a function of age, marital status, parental status, and individual money income. The parameters of this model are consistent with predictions derived from a "life-course" perspective and are stable across period, sex, and color. Nonetheless, residual effects of period, sex, and color persist even after the independent variables are taken into account.
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Center for Research and Public Policy, University of Arkansas, Little Rock 72204.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D003657:Decision Making; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011157:Population Dynamics; D044469:Racial Groups; D012737:Sex Factors; D015406:Single Parent; D012847:Single Person; D012945:Social Values; D014481:United States