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Childbearing Behavior

Childbearing Behavior is a demographic construct that refers to the observable actions and decisions of individuals or couples regarding the timing, number, and spacing of births, distinguished from related fertility concepts by its focus on actual reproductive outcomes rather than intentions or preferences.

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2017–2026

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Trends in cohabitation and implications for children s family contexts in the United States

Larry L. Bumpass, Hsien-Hen Lu · Population Studies · 2000 · 1.2K citations

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Four Decades of Trends in Attitudes Toward Family Issues in the United States: The 1960s Through the 1990s

Arland Thornton, Linda Young‐DeMarco · Journal of Marriage and the Family · 2001 · 1K citations

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Brought to Bed: Childbearing in America, 1750 to 1950

Sylvia D. Hoffert, Judith Walzer Leavitt · Journal of American History · 1987 · 625 citations

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An Analysis of Out-of-Wedlock Childbearing in the United States

George A. Akerlof, Janet L. Yellen, Michael L. Katz · The Quarterly Journal of Economics · 1996 · 493 citations

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Listening to Mothers II: Report of the Second National U.S. Survey of Women's Childbearing Experiences

Eugene Declercq, Carol Sakala, Maureen P. Corry et al. · The Journal of Perinatal Education · 2007 · 483 citations · Full text

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Authors

717

  1. WB
    Warren B. Miller

    Transnational Family Research Institute, United States

    6 publications · 765 citations

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  2. SR
    Sarah R. Hayford

    The Ohio State University, United States

    5 publications · 277 citations

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  3. RR
    Ronald R. Rindfuss

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

    4 publications · 424 citations

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  4. MT
    Maria Testa

    University at Buffalo, State University of New York, United States

    4 publications · 180 citations

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  5. JS
    Jennifer S. Barber

    University of Michigan, United States

    4 publications · 579 citations

    4

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Institutions

342

  1. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    11 h-index

    15 publications

    1.2K citations

  2. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    10 h-index

    16 publications

    744 citations

  3. Stockholm University

    Stockholm, Sweden

    9 h-index

    11 publications

    706 citations

  4. Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research

    Rostock, Germany

    8 h-index

    13 publications

    938 citations

  5. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    541 citations

  6. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    6 h-index

    8 publications

    399 citations

  7. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    134 citations

  8. Bocconi University

    Milan, Italy

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    594 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Marriage and the Family

    14 publications · 1.8K citations

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  2. PubMed

    Repository · 14 publications · 836 citations

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  3. Family Planning Perspectives

    11 publications · 1.3K citations

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  4. Demography

    10 publications · 1.2K citations

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  5. Population and Development Review

    8 publications · 1.1K citations

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