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Black Teenage Pregnancy

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  • Loretta I. Winters
  • Paul C. Winters

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This article examines the relative importance of race and socioeconomic status (SES) in determining whether Black and White teenagers report having ever been pregnant. Data gathered from 1999 to 2006 by the National Center for Health Statistics of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention included 1,580 Black and White females aged 15 to 19 years. Results supported the effects of race and SES, with SES having the stronger effect. However, the effects of race and SES differ when controlling for the state of the economy. No difference between Blacks and Whites was found during better economic times. During 2003-2004, the period of greatest economic stress, race was determined to be the only predictor of teenage pregnancy. In particular, during 2005-2006, the reduction in pregnancy rates for Black minors (15-17) fell below those for White minors within their respective SES categories. Policy implications are discussed in light of these findings.

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  • Loretta I. Winters & Paul C. Winters, 2012. "Black Teenage Pregnancy," SAGE Open, , vol. 2(1), pages 21582440124, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:sagope:v:2:y:2012:i:1:p:2158244012436563
    DOI: 10.1177/2158244012436563
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