ABSTRACT
Divorce rates have risen precipitously. Estimates indicate that as many as 50 percent or more of contracted marriages will end in divorce. A substantial majority of these divorces will involve children. Concern over the consequences of marital disruption has spurred considerable research. Within the matrix of relationships between gender and economic opportunity, various researchers have documented the negative consequences of marital dissolution for female-headed families and the long-term negative consequences for children. The multivariate analysis is designed to identify the key determinants of the provision of various forms of support and to ascertain whether fathers who provide a given form of assistance are more likely to make other contributions. The chapter outlines the expected relationships between several variables contained in the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 and the provision of other forms of support.
