Disorder in the life course: how common and does it matter?

In this paper we explore the patterning of early adulthood by examining the ordering of activities that make up nonfamily careers and how that ordering affects the timing of family transitions in particular the transition to parenthood. Data are from the U.S. National Longitudinal Survey of the High School Class of 1972 and its follow-ups. (EXCERPT)

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