Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ261230
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Publication Date: 1982-Apr
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The Individual Economic Costs of Teenage Childbearing.
Dillard, K. Denise; Pol, Louis G.
Family Relations, v31 n2 p249-59 Apr 1982
Tabulates information on the average loss of education by age at first birth, average annual income and hourly wage for women by educational attainment, expected annual reduction of income due to low educational attainment, and direct costs of subsequent fertility. Showed children born to teenagers were substantially more expensive. (Author)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Rate, Cost Estimates, Economic Factors, Educational Attainment, Employment Experience, Females, Income, Pregnancy
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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