Socio-demographic factors as predictors of attitudes toward unwed motherhood
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between socio-demographic factors and attitudes toward unmarried women having children. The data for this study were extracted from the 1988 National Survey of Families and Households. Socio-demographic factors were found to be significant in predicting attitudes toward non-martial childbirth. The most significant predictor was age. Younger people in general are more likely than older people to approve of non-marital childbirth. Blacks were found to be more favorable than whites in approval of non-marital childbirth and inclusion of education in this model does not change the findings.
Subject Area
Demographics|Womens studies
Recommended Citation
Brown, Josie Gause, "Socio-demographic factors as predictors of attitudes toward unwed motherhood" (1997). ETD Collection for Fayetteville State University. AAI1390612.
https://digitalcommons.uncfsu.edu/dissertations/AAI1390612