This study examines black-white and other sociodemographic differences in young women's
sexual and contraceptive behaviors, using new longitudinal data from a weekly journal …

Objective Disparities in unintended pregnancy in the United States are related, in part, to
black and Hispanic women being overall less likely to use effective contraceptive methods …

In this article, we use newly available data from the Relationship Dynamics and Social Life
(RDSL) study to compare a wide range of attitudes related to pregnancy for 961 black and …

Background: In order to explore opportunities for eliminating the persistent racial disparities
in contraceptive use between Caucasian and African American young adults, we examined …

Non-heterosexual young women have a higher rate of unintended pregnancy than their
heterosexual peers, but their fertility behaviors are understudied. We use longitudinal data …

Objective To evaluate racial/ethnic differences in contraceptive use among women who do
not desire future pregnancy. Study Design We used the 2006–2010 National Survey of …

Eighty-two percent of never-married American women aged 20-29 have had sexual
intercourse; black women are somewhat more likely than white women to have had …

The unintended pregnancy rate in the United States remains high, and there are large race
and education differences in unintended pregnancy and fertility. These differences make it …

By using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, we examine how
adolescent relationship characteristics, partner attributes, and sexual relationship histories …

CONTEXT: Most US teenage pregnancies are unintended, partly because of inconsistent or
no use of contraceptives. Understanding the factors associated with contraceptive use in …