U.S. teen birth rate fell to record low in 2009: Still, more than 400,000 teen girls give birth each year in United States

2011 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Birth Rate ◽  
Teen Birth

Decomposing the Moral Community: Religious Contexts and Teen Childbearing

2010 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 320-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seth Ovadia ◽  
Laura M. Moore
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Birth Rate ◽  
The United States ◽  
Census Bureau ◽  
United States Census ◽  
United States Census Bureau ◽  
Birth Rates ◽  
Teen Birth ◽  
Teen Birth Rates ◽  
Teen Childbearing

Teen birth rates vary widely across counties in the United States. in this study, we examine whether the religious composition of a county is correlated with the rate of teen childbearing using both a traditional moral communities approach and a “decomposed” version of that framework. Utilizing 2000 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the United States Census Bureau, and the Religious Congregation and Membership Survey, we find that the total percentage of religious adherents in a county is not significantly correlated with the teen birth rate. However, when we decompose the Christian population into major denominational groupings, we find the percentage of evangelical Protestants in a county is positively associated with the teen birth rate while the percentage of Catholics is negatively associated with teen childbearing. Possible explanations for the association between religious context and teen birth rates are discussed, as well as their policy and research implications.

scholarly journals Religiosity and teen birth rate in the United States

2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph M Strayhorn ◽  
Jillian C Strayhorn
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Birth Rate ◽  
The United States ◽  
Teen Birth

Utilizing the Socio-Ecologic Model as a Framework for the Prevention of Teen Pregnancy

2019 ◽  
pp. 208-233
Author(s):  
Mandy Golman ◽  
Nila Ricks ◽  
Irene D. Gallegos ◽  
Jesse Weaver
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Teen Pregnancy ◽  
Birth Rate ◽  
Ecological Model ◽  
Single Layer ◽  
Teen Birth ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Teen Birth Rates ◽  
Ecologic Model ◽  
The U.S

Despite historic lows in teen birth rates, the U.S. still maintains the highest teen birth rate of any industrialized nation, and significant disparities exist between ethnicities and socioeconomic status (SES). The factors influencing teen birth are vast and intertwined. The socio-ecological model (SEM) provides a natural theoretical framework to study and address these multiple levels of influence, which include individual, interpersonal, institutional/organizational, and public policy. This chapter will include a summary of recent studies, and drawing from empirical findings guided by the socio-ecological model, will identify and suggest strategies at each level for reducing the teen birth rate. By addressing the overlapping layers together, as opposed to a single layer, interventions have greater potential for success.

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