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U.S. teen pregnancy rates at an all-time low across all ethnicities

Apr 10, 2012

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in Demography, Health and Medicine, Race, Sociology, Trends: Social

CBS News: U.S. teen pregnancy rates at an all-time low across all ethnicities (CBS News) The rate of teenagers becoming mothers is declining rapidly, according to a new report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The average teen birth rate decreased 9 percent from 2009 to 2010, reaching an all time…

For Younger Mothers, Out-of-Wedlock Births Are the New Normal

Feb 20, 2012

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in Culture, Demography, Poverty, Weatlh and Income Distribution

New York Times: For Younger Mothers, Out-of-Wedlock Births Are the New Normal As of 2009, more than half of all children born to women under 30 were born to unmarried women. Unmarried mothers, in some areas, have become the norm, no longer stigmatized by society. Regular readers of this blog will know that while births…

U.S. birthrate drops 2 percent in 2008

Apr 7, 2010

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in Demography, Health and Medicine, Trends: Social

Washington Post: U.S. birthrate drops 2 percent in 2008 After rising to its highest point in two decades, the rate at which women in the United States gave birth declined in 2008 as the economy deteriorated, according to government statistics released Tuesday. The nation's overall birthrate fell 2 percent from 2007 to 2008, when about…

Family Formation and Sexuality (Part 2)

Dec 11, 2006

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in Demography, Health and Medicine, Public Policy, Series: Social Indicators, Sociology

SOCIAL INDICATORS 2006 Family Formation and Sexuality (Part 2) Despite the decrease in teenage sexual behavior and less unprotected sexual behavior, there is a rapid increase in the rate of sexually transmitted diseases: After declining somewhat erratically from 1975 to 1997, the rate of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) rose by 28% between 1997 and 2004.…

Family Formation and Sexuality (Part 1)

Dec 8, 2006

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in Demography, Series: Social Indicators

SOCIAL INDICATORS 2006 Family Formation and Sexuality (Part 1) The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Act was passed by Congress in 1996. Two of the Act’s goals were to reduce out-of-wedlock births and to encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent families. Scholars and politicians generally agree that the most desirable form of the family…

Social Indicators: Family Formation and Sexuality (Part 1 of 2)

Nov 8, 2005

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in Health and Medicine, Series: Social Indicators, Sociology, Trends: Social

The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Act was passed by Congress in 1996. Two of the Act’s goals were to reduce out-of-wedlock births and to encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent families. Scholars and politicians generally agree that the most desirable form of the family for the nurture of children is a household where…

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U.S. teen pregnancy rates at an all-time low across all ethnicities

For Younger Mothers, Out-of-Wedlock Births Are the New Normal

U.S. birthrate drops 2 percent in 2008

Family Formation and Sexuality (Part 2)

Family Formation and Sexuality (Part 1)

Social Indicators: Family Formation and Sexuality (Part 1 of 2)