Marital Opportunity, Parental Investment, and Teen Birth Rates of Blacks and Whites in American States

2001 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 263-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nigel Barber
Keyword(s):  
Parental Investment ◽  
Birth Rates ◽  
Teen Birth ◽  
American States ◽  
Teen Birth Rates ◽  
Blacks And Whites

scholarly journals Change in Population Characteristics and Teen Birth Rates in 77 Community Areas: Chicago, Illinois, 1999–2009

2015 ◽  
Vol 130 (4) ◽  
pp. 372-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shauna Gunaratne ◽  
Lisa Masinter ◽  
Marynia Kolak ◽  
Joe Feinglass
Keyword(s):  
Population Characteristics ◽  
Birth Rates ◽  
Teen Birth ◽  
Teen Birth Rates

scholarly journals Spatial modelling and mapping of teen birth rates in Taiwan in the period 1995-2010

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying-Chih Chuang ◽  
Ting-Wu Chuang ◽  
Hsing Jasming Chao ◽  
Kuo-Chien Tseng ◽  
Kun-Yang Chuang
Keyword(s):  
Contextual Factors ◽  
Spatial Modelling ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Spatial Correlations ◽  
Birth Rates ◽  
Spatial Lag ◽  
Teen Birth ◽  
Geographical Variations ◽  
Teen Birth Rates ◽  
Geographical Maps

Geographical variations in teen birth rates (TBR) still persist despite controlling for contextual factors. The aim of this research was to identify spatial patterns of TBR in Taiwan and to examine spatial relationships among different contextual factors. Using townships as the unit of analysis (N=359), this research used social and demographic variables for the years 1995, 2000, 2005 and 2010 and conducted spatial modelling of TBR. Geographical maps of TBR were presented, and Local Indicator of Spatial Autocorrelations was used to identify TBR clustering. Comparisons were made between ordinary least-squares models and spatial lag models, in which township-level TBRs were regressed on other township-level contextual characteristics. Our study found that townships with a high TBR were mostly in eastern, central and some southern regions of Taiwan, while townships with a low TBR were in the vicinity of metropolitan areas. The significant spatial lag indicated that townships would have a higher expected prevalence rate if adjacent townships have had higher rates. Results also indicated that the percentage of aborigines and the percentage of college-educated people were consistently associated with TBR over the years. Interventions aimed at reducing TBR in Taiwan should consider the presence of spatial correlations and should incorporate neighbouring townships.

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.

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