Marriage, remarriage, marital disruption and age at first birth
McCarthy, J.; Menken, J.
Family Planning Perspectives 11(1): 21-3. 27-30
1979
ISSN/ISBN: 0014-7354 PMID: 421873 DOI: 10.1021/ie50210a005Document Number: 420077
Out-of-wedlock pregnancy, especially for a teenager, and even more for a black teenager, hastens early marriage. The younger the age at first birth, the likelier that the first marriage will dissolve. White women are more likely than black women to remarry. Women under 20 at first birth are more likely to have their second marriage dissolve.