This thesis utilizes a series of seven logistic regression models to examine the
predictors of the likelihood of adoption among U.S. women based on the National
Survey of Family Growth, Cycle 6. The individual characteristics that have been found
most influential in determining adoption behavior in past studies were examined,
including age at the time of the interview, parity, fecundity status, and socioeconomic
status. A special focus was placed upon the relationship between the race and ethnicity
of a woman and her adoption behavior, which has received limited attention in the
adoption literature.
The results of this analysis suggest that the main determinants of adoption are
undergoing change. While findings on the relationship between a woman’s age and her
likelihood of adoption are consistent with past research, the relationships of parity,
marital status, fecundity status and socioeconomic status with adoption behavior each
exhibit surprising developments. Additionally, the results of this analysis reveal that
race and ethnicity are important variables in terms of the adoption behavior of U.S.
women. The implications of these results, as well as the need for more comprehensive
adoption data, are also discussed.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:tamu.edu/oai:repository.tamu.edu:1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1378 |
| Date | 15 May 2009 |
| Creators | Klucsarits, Christine Elizabeth |
| Contributors | Poston, Dudley L. |
| Source Sets | Texas A and M University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Book, Thesis, Electronic Thesis, text |
| Format | electronic, application/pdf, born digital |
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