Kids Having Kids Economic Costs and Social Consequences of Teen Pregnancy

by Hoffman, Saul D.; Maynard, Rebecca A.

• ISBN13: 9780877667452
• ISBN10: 0877667454
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-11-26
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Table of Contents

The Study, the Context, and the Findings in Brief	p. 1
Trends in Fertility and Sexual Activity among U.S. Teenagers	p. 25
Consequences of Teen Childbearing for Mothers	p. 51
Consequences of Teen Childbearing for Mothers through 1993	p. 52
Updated Estimates of the Consequences of Teen Childbearing for Mothers	p. 74
Costs and Consequences for the Fathers	p. 119
Outcomes for Children of Teen Mothers from Kindergarten through Adolescence	p. 161
Children's Health and Health Care	p. 221
Consequences of Teen Childbearing for Child Abuse, Neglect, and Foster Care Placement	p. 257
Consequences of Teen Childbearing for Incarceration among Adult Children	p. 289
Approach and Estimates through 1991	p. 290
Updated Estimates through 2002	p. 311
Children of Teen Mothers as Young Adults	p. 323
Consequences of Teen Childbearing for the Life Chances of Children 1968-88	p. 324
Consequences of Teen Childbearing for the Life Chances of Children 1979-2002	p. 342
The Costs of Adolescent Childbearing	p. 359
What Do We Know about the Effectiveness of Programs Aimed at Reducing Teen Sexual Risk-Taking?	p. 403
Index	p. 441
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