Planned Parenthood? Fertility Intentions and Experiences among Cohabiting Couples

dc.contributor.author	Sassler, Sharon
dc.date.accessioned	2010-06-11T13:06:28Z
dc.date.available	2010-06-11T13:06:28Z
dc.date.issued	2009
dc.description.abstract	Most research on nonmarital births focuses on disadvantaged populations. This study examined the childbearing expectations and experiences of a workingclass sample, drawing on in-depth interviews with 30 cohabiting couples. Few couples in the sample were attempting to conceive; most desired to defer parenting. Three responses emerged to how a pregnancy would be resolved. The largest group would be dismayed but would bear the child. A smaller set indicated that it would terminate a pregnancy. The third group disagreed on the outcome. Relationship context and partner attributes were key factors in fertility decisions. Couples who believed that they had a future together were most likely to agree that they would have the child, though not necessarily preceded by marriage; they were the most consistent users of contraception. Couples of the second and third groups (termination, nonconcurrence) were less regular or less effective contraceptors. Results are discussed in light of public policy interest in reducing nonmarital births.	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Family Issues. 30:206-232	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1813/15108
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.subject	Policy Analysis and Management	en_US
dc.title	Planned Parenthood? Fertility Intentions and Experiences among Cohabiting Couples	en_US
dc.type	article	en_US

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