Abstract
This is a summary report of a study conducted based on the data of the National Survey of Families and Households from 1988 and 1994 to analyze the association between marriage and childbearing. The first analysis revealed the factors influencing the decision to have or not to have a child; namely social and demographic variables educational levels and income level. The second analysis showed the effect of partnership status in which marriage and to some extent cohabitation were found to increase the chances of wanting and having children. In the third analysis the effects of work and lifestyle were determined. The belief that it is harmful to a child for the mother to work tends to postpone having a child but the likelihood of deciding not to have a child is also low. The researchers confirm that there was an association between marriage and childbearing. Furthermore they demonstrate the importance of the perceived stability of a relationship to childbearing decisions.
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