SOURAFEL GIRMA SOURAFEL.GIRMA@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Industrial Economics
Is education the best contraception: the case of teenage pregnancy in England?
Girma, Sourafel; Paton, David
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Professor DAVID PATON DAVID.PATON@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Industrial Economics
Abstract
This paper examines potential explanations for recent declines in teenage pregnancy in England. We estimate panel data models of teenage conception, birth and abortion rates from regions in England. Although point estimates are consistent with the promotion of long acting reversible contraception (LARC) having a negative impact on teenage pregnancy rates, the effects are generally small and statistically insignificant. In contrast, improvements in educational achievement and, to a lesser extent, increases in the non-white proportion of the population are associated with large and statistically significant reductions in teenage pregnancy.
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Girma, S., & Paton, D. (2015). Is education the best contraception: the case of teenage pregnancy in England?. Social Science and Medicine, 131, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.02.040
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Feb 24, 2015 |
Online Publication Date | Feb 25, 2015 |
Publication Date | Apr 15, 2015 |
Deposit Date | Dec 18, 2017 |
Publicly Available Date | Dec 18, 2017 |
Journal | Social Science & Medicine |
Print ISSN | 0277-9536 |
Electronic ISSN | 0277-9536 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 131 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.02.040 |
Keywords | England; Fixed effects; Long acting reversible contraception; Teen pregnancy; Abortion |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/749769 |
Publisher URL | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S027795361500132X?via%3Dihub |
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