CDFS 408 Lecture 4: cdfs 408 1d module
31 May 2018
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Fertility in America
1990s – 2011
·Average age of first time mothers increased to 24.2 yrs
·Diversity in age across racial/ethnic groups
·Asian and Pacific Islanders 26.8
· White 25
· Hispanic 22.4
· Black 21.7
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·Unmarried births continued to increase
Teen birth rates fell steadily throughout the 1990s
Factors believed to have accounted for these declines included
decreased sexual activity reflecting changing attitudes
increases in the use and availability of contraception
Greater acceptance by social institutions
·Increase in voluntarily childless women
··First-time motherhood at age 30
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·Major factor in postponement of motherhood
·Educational attainment
·Higher education
·Full-time employment
·Better maternity benefits
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993 allows for 12 weeks of unpaid leave
Eligibility criteria
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Document Summary
Average age of first time mothers increased to 24. 2 yrs. Teen birth rates fell steadily throughout the 1990s. Factors believed to have accounted for these declines included decreased sexual activity reflecting changing attitudes increases in the use and availability of contraception. The family and medical leave act (fmla) of 1993 allows for 12 weeks of unpaid leave. Perhaps the most significant change in 2000 was the drop in teen pregnancy. Average age for women having their first child reached 24. 9. Black, hispanic and american indian lowest average ages. 2009 birth to unmarried accounted for over 40% of all births. Racial/ethnic variations in nonmarital births nonmarital births account for: Average age of first time mothers 23 yrs fathers 25 yrs. 1/2 of first births to women in their 20s. 2/3 of first births fathered by men who were in their 20s. Fluctuations in the age of first time mothers.
