title: Late expectations:  childbearing patterns of American women for the 1990's.
abstract: "This paper will examine the changes in the timing of entry into motherhood among post World War II birth cohorts of women and the childbearing patterns of women after age 30 [in the United States].  The principal data source used in this paper will be the Census Bureau's fertility and birth expectations survey from the Current Population Survey (CPS)....A brief summary of the origins and evolving problems associated with using birth expectations data as a method to predict future fertility swings will first be examined.  Next, the usefulness of expectations data as a predictor of the future will be discussed in the context of historical patterns of childbearing....Finally, this paper will examine which socioeconomic groups of women are most likely to be characterized by delays in childbearing and their current prospects for having their first birth at later ages."
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000569:Americas; D001722:Birth Order; D001723:Birth Rate; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005298:Fertility; D005544:Forecasting; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D017584:Reproductive History; D012106:Research; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States
keywords: Age Factors; Americas; Births Expected; Cohort Analysis; Delayed Childbearing; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Estimation Technics; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Size; Family Size, Expected; Fertility; Fertility Measurements; First Birth; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Population Forecast; Pregnancy History; Reproductive Behavior; Research Methodology; Socioeconomic Factors; Time Factors; United States