ERIC Number: EJ989887
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Aug
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Young Adults' Fertility Expectations and Events: Associations with College Enrollment and Persistence
Raley, R. Kelly; Kim, Yujin; Daniels, Kimberly
Journal of Marriage and Family, v74 n4 p866-879 Aug 2012
The analyses described in this article investigated the association between adolescent fertility expectations and college enrollment (N = 7,838). They also explored the potential impact of fertility expectations and events on college persistence among 4-year (n = 2,605) and 2-year (n = 1,962) college students. The analysis, which used data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 cohort, showed a significant association between expectations for early parenthood and the likelihood of going to a 4-year college or 2-year college for both men and women. In addition, the authors found that pregnancies were associated with an increased risk of college dropout for women; however, if all of the estimated effect of pregnancies on the risk of dropout were causal, they would still not be a major factor contributing to educational attainment because fertile pregnancies among college women are so rare. (Contains 5 tables and 1 note.)
Descriptors: Females, Dropouts, Academic Persistence, Enrollment, Educational Attainment, Adolescents, Early Parenthood, Young Adults, Pregnancy, College Students, Longitudinal Studies, Cohort Analysis, Expectation, Correlation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Longitudinal Survey of Youth
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