Medical and nonmedical studies of teenage pregnancy and its outcomes are reviewed, and
the state of our current knowledge is assessed. It is suggested that, while the typical teenage …

In this solidly researched book, the authors demonstrate that the knowledge and techniques
exist to decrease the incidence of welfare dependency, poor single-parent families and …

ABSTRACT A pregnancy can take place at any time before or after puberty. Adolescent
pregnancy is defined as pregnancy under the age of 20 years. It is a problem in both …

Social, economic, and psychological consequences of adolescent parenthood are
examined using data from a 6-yr longitudinal study of predominantly Black, low income …

We investigate the influence of family background on early entry into marriage and
parenthood among white, Hispanic, and black men and women ages 14 to 22 in the first …

Event history analysis was used to investigate the dynamic relationship between drug use
and sexual activity prior to age 16. The data are from the two youngest birth cohorts (N …

Abstract Data from the 1980 June Current Population Survey are used to estimate the
incidence and duration of marital disruption as experienced by children. Rates during the …

Growing evidence points to relationships between patterns of childbearing and health
outcomes for mothers; yet a need remains to clarify these relationships over the long term …

Although fertility rates in the United States have declined dramatically in the past two
decades among women aged 20 or older and have fallen slightly among those aged 15-19 …

A common finding in past research on adolescent sexual behavior is that initiation of sexual
intercourse is more frequent in households where the teen does not live with both biological …