TY - JOUR
T1 - Beyond the wage premium
T2 - Fatherhood and asset accumulation
AU - Dew, Jeffrey
AU - Eggebeen, David J.
N1 - Funding Information:
A grant from the Social Trends Institute supported the first author’s efforts in this research.
PY - 2010/4
Y1 - 2010/4
N2 - This study examines the association between becoming a father and men's asset accumulation trajectories. It is the first study to include nonmarried fathers in addition to married fathers. We used data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, 1979 cohort (the 1979 and 1985-2000 wave) and multilevel modeling techniques to examine the research questions. Findings revealed that the association between fatherhood and men's total asset accumulation depended on marriage. Upon becoming fathers, married men increased their rates of asset accumulation. By way of contrast, unmarried men who became fathers had a decline in their rate of asset accumulation, on average. Race also moderated the association between fatherhood and asset accumulation.
AB - This study examines the association between becoming a father and men's asset accumulation trajectories. It is the first study to include nonmarried fathers in addition to married fathers. We used data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, 1979 cohort (the 1979 and 1985-2000 wave) and multilevel modeling techniques to examine the research questions. Findings revealed that the association between fatherhood and men's total asset accumulation depended on marriage. Upon becoming fathers, married men increased their rates of asset accumulation. By way of contrast, unmarried men who became fathers had a decline in their rate of asset accumulation, on average. Race also moderated the association between fatherhood and asset accumulation.
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U2 - 10.1080/15427609.2010.481541
DO - 10.1080/15427609.2010.481541
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79960501418
SN - 1542-7609
VL - 7
SP - 140
EP - 158
JO - Research in Human Development
JF - Research in Human Development
IS - 2
ER -