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Spatially Varying Predictors of Teenage Birth Rates Among Counties in the United States

Description
Examines varying spatial relationships between teen birth rates and independent factors in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan counties. Independent factors include the availability of family planning clinics, racial/ethnic composition, religiosity, and socioeconomic disadvantages.
Author(s)
Carla Shoff, Tse-Chuan Yang
Citation
Demographic Research, 27(14), 377-418
Date
09/2012
Type
Document
Tagged as
Rural-urban differences · Sexual and reproductive health · Statistics and data · Teen pregnancy