Risking the Future

Risking the Future

Adolescent Sexuality, Pregnancy, and Childbearing, Volume II Statistical Appendices only

  • Editor: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309077880
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309372541
  • Lloc de publicació:  United States
  • Any de publicació digital: 1987
  • Mes: Gener
  • Pàgines: 173
  • Idioma: Anglés

More than 1 million teenage girls in the United States become pregnant each year; nearly half give birth. Why do these young people, who are hardly more than children themselves, become parents? The statistical appendices for the report Risking the Future: Adolescent Sexuality, Pregnancy, and Childbearing provide additional insight into the trends in teenage sexual behavior.

  • Front Matter
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • 1. Sexual Activity Among Adolescents
  • 2. Contraceptive Use Among Adolescents
  • 3. Pregnancy Among Adolescents
  • 4. Induced Abortion Among Adolescents
  • 5. Marriage Among Pregnant Adolescents
  • 6. Births to Adolescents
  • 7. Adoption of Children Born to Adolescents
  • 8. Adolescent Parents
  • Addendum