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Spacing Between Children Varies by Maternal Characteristics
Most parents in the United States have at least two children, and the length of time between births is linked to the well-being of mothers and children. In 2013, mothers spaced their second and third births about three years apart. The spacing between births varies, though, by mother's union status at the prior birth. Among those with at least two children, mothers who were single at their first birth had their second birth about three-and-a-half years later. Mothers who were cohabiting or married at their first birth had their next birth more quickly, just under three years later. For more information about birth spacing, including trends over the past 25 years, see our two new profiles,
Variation in Birth Spacing by Family Context
(FP-17-13) and
Variation in Birth Spacing by Maternal Characteristics
(FP-17-14).
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Median Number of Months Since Prior Birth for Second and Third Births
by Union Status at Prior Birth, 2013
Source: National Survey of Family Growth, 2011-2015
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New at the NCFMR
Original reports summarizing and analyzing nationally representative data with the goal of providing the latest analysis of U.S. families.
- Variation in Birth Spacing by Family Context
- Variation in Birth Spacing by Maternal Characteristics
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- Traditional milestones are no longer
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Congratulations to Susan Brown!
Families in America, written by Susan L. Brown, was recently published by University of California Press. As part of the Sociology in the Twenty-First Century course-book series, Brown employs ethnographic vignettes and demographic data to introduce students to 21st century perspectives on contemporary families.
Families in America is available August 1, so be sure to pre-order your copies today.
Review:
"I read Susan Brown's book with pleasure. It is a succinct and savvy account of our rapidly changing family system. It stands out as an empirically rich and judicious treatment of the American family." -Frank Furstenberg, Professor Emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania and author of Behind the Academic Curtain: How to Find Success and Happiness with a PhD.
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CFDR Colleagues' Article Selected as One of Top 5 Highly Cited Articles
Social Forces recently named "Contested Domains, Verbal "Amplifiers," and Intimate Partner Violence in Young Adulthood," written by CFDR affiliates Peggy Giordano, Jennifer Copp, Monica Longmore, and Wendy Manning, to their highly cited articles list. Read the article here for free.
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