Entry:

”Families without Kids,” The Economist, 353 (November 27, 1999), 27.


Abstract:

Divorce rates have doubled between 1960 and 1996. The percentage of births to unwed mothers has also dramatically increased since 1960. Additionally, the percentage of children living with their original two parents is also decreasing. Americans are marrying later in life, and cohabitation is an increasing trend before marriage.

GSS Years:

1972-1998

Other Data Sets:

Census

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
BABIES

HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS LESS THAN 6 YRS OLD

PRETEEN

HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 6 THRU 12 YRS OLD

TEENS

HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 13 THRU 17 YRS OLD

WRKSTAT

LABOR FRCE STATUS

SPWRKSTA

SPOUSE LABOR FORCE STATUS

SEX

RESPONDENTS SEX