Session 141:
Why is U.S. Fertility So High? Comparative Perspectives
Chair: Tomas Frejka, Independent Consultant
Discussant: Jan Hoem, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
US Fertility Timing and Parity Progression: Ethnic Differentials and Comparative Perspective Jose A. Ortega, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid ; Ward Kingkade, U.S. Census Bureau
Immigration's Impact on U.S. Fertility: An Exploratory Analysis of Recent Trends Carl Schmertmann, Florida State University ; Gray Swicegood, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ; Michael Sobczak, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
U.S. Fertility Trends in Comparative Perspective: Education and Workforce Interactions Ward Kingkade, U.S. Census Bureau
A Cohort Analysis of Fertility Change in an Immigrant, Multiracial American Society Caribert Irazi, U.S. Census Bureau
Other sessions on Fertility, Family Planning and Reproductive Health