Some Preliminary Observations on Pre-Adult Fertility and Family Formation

Bibliographic Data

ID10796348
AuthorsMelvin Zelnik (corresponding author), John F Kantner
Year1972
Volume3
Issue4
Pages59
Publication date1972-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueStudies in Family Planning (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0039-3665 • E-ISSN: 1728-4465
PublisherJSTOR (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/1965361
PMID4657212
OpenAlexW1964159697
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited10

In 1970 a survey designed as a pretest for a national study of American female teen-agers was conducted among 372 never-married white and black women between the ages 15-19. 13% of the white females and 39% of the blacks had ever had intercourse with the percentage increasing with age. Of those who had intercourse less than 25% of whites had experienced intercourse before age 16 while the percentage was 46% for blacks. Sexually-active whites had intercourse more frequently than their black counterparts. Blacks however had a higher pregnancy rate than whites largely because contraceptives are 1st used by blacks about 1 year after 1st intercourse. White women on the other had begin using contraception soon after 1st intercourse and use contraception more regularly. Whites would prefer to have the 1st baby at a slightly later age than black women -- 23.5 as opposed to 22.3. Both races expressed an ideal family size of more than 3 children with whites preferring slightly more on the average

Environmental health · Fertility · Population · Sociology · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Medicine · Reproductive Health and Technologies

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