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Peer reviewedVincent, Murray L.; And Others – Journal of Health Education, 1991
Broad-based community education strategies implemented in a rural South Carolina county to prevent unintended teen pregnancy showed reductions in pregnancy among teens from 1984-87. The reduced numbers realized a 20-year projected savings of $611,688 in public sector costs. Tables display data for this and comparison counties. (SM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cost Effectiveness, Early Parenthood, Economic Impact
Download full textCenter for Law and Social Policy, Washington, DC. – 1994
This set of factsheets presents information and statistics about adolescent mothers in the United States in the areas of: (1) births and marriage; (2) aid to families of dependent children (AFDC); (3) education and training; (4) living arrangements; and (5) subsequent pregnancy. Even though the adolescent birth rate in the United States is…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Birth Rate, Demography
