Risking the Future
Adolescent Sexuality, Pregnancy, and Childbearing, Volume II: Working Papers and Statistical Appendices
by Sandra L. Hofferth and Cheryl D. Hayes, Editors; Panel on Adolescent Pregnancy and Childbearing, National Research Council
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More than 1 million teenage girls in the United States become pregnant each year; nearly half give birth. Why do these young people, who are hardly more than children themselves, become parents? The statistical appendices and working papers for the report Risking the Future: Adolescent Sexuality, Pregnancy, and Childbearing provide additional insight into the trends in and consequences of teenage sexual behavior.
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- Publisher National Academies Press
- Publication Date February 1987
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9780309077866
- Publication Country or regionUnited States
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 129.25 USD
- Pages542
- ReadershipProfessional and scholarly
- Publish StatusPublished
- Dimensions9 x 6 inches
- Biblio NotesRelated Digital edition - 9780309372589 . Copyright year 1987.
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