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How old are U.S. fathers?

D J Landry1, J D Forrest

  • 1Alan Guttmacher Institute, USA.

Family Planning Perspectives
|July 1, 1995
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Missing father

Area of Science:

  • Reproductive Health
  • Demographic Studies
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Significant data gaps exist regarding paternal age on U.S. birth certificates.
  • One in six birth certificates lack father's age information, rising to over 40% for births to adolescent mothers.
  • This data deficiency impacts understanding of paternal demographics in births.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the characteristics of fathers whose age is not reported on birth certificates.
  • To identify demographic factors associated with missing paternal age data.
  • To understand the implications of missing paternal age data on reproductive health research.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from the 1988 National Maternal and Infant Health Survey.
  • Analyzed birth certificate information and maternal survey responses from mothers aged 15-49.
Keywords:
Adolescent PregnancyAge FactorsAmericasBirth RecordsDemographic FactorsDeveloped CountriesFamily And HouseholdFamily CharacteristicsFamily RelationshipsFathersFertilityMarital StatusNorth AmericaNorthern AmericaNuptialityParental AgeParentsPaternal AgePopulationPopulation CharacteristicsPopulation DynamicsPopulation StatisticsReproductive BehaviorResearch MethodologySampling StudiesStudiesSurveysUnited StatesUnmarriedVital Statistics

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  • Compared demographic characteristics of fathers with reported vs. un-reported ages.

    • Main Results:

    • Fathers with un-reported ages are significantly younger than those with reported ages.
    • In 1988, 5% of fathers were under 20 and 20% were aged 20-24.
    • Unmarried fathers, black fathers, and partners of lower-income women were younger and more likely to have un-reported ages.

    Conclusions:

    • The absence of paternal age data disproportionately affects younger, unmarried, black, and lower-income fathers.
    • This systematic underreporting biases demographic analyses of fatherhood.
    • Addressing data collection gaps is crucial for accurate public health and demographic research.