title: Consequences of childlessness in later life.
abstract: The author examines "the consequences of childlessness for living arrangements and instrumental support [using] statistics on 8,313 women aged 65 years and over from the 1986 [U.S.] Census Households Sample File, a 1 per cent sample of the census returns.... The paper first compares the living arrangements of childless women with those of mothers to illustrate the distinctiveness of the two populations. The paper then uses logistic regression modelling to analyse the effects of childlessness on the risk of living in particular situations."
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D001723:Birth Rate; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005298:Fertility; D005843:Geography; D009656:North America; D010298:Parity; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D014481:United States
keywords: Americas; Comparative Studies; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Fertility; Fertility Measurements; Geographic Factors; Living Arrangements--determinants; North America; Northern America; Nulliparity; Parity; Population; Population Dynamics; Reproductive Behavior; Research Methodology; Residence Characteristics; Spatial Distribution; Studies; United States; Voluntary Childlessness