Why is Teenage Pregnancy Declining? The Roles of Abstinence, Sexual Activity and Contraceptive Use

Jacqueline E. Darroch, Susheela Singh, Kristin A. Moore

Issue Lab (Candid) · 1999 · 96 citations · 1 references

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Abstract

Presents analyses based on information from the 1988 and 1995 cycles of the National Survey of Family Growth and recent information on rates of teenage pregnancies, births, and abortions in the U.S. to document the breadth of drops in teenage pregnancy.

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