The Demand for Abortion by Unmarried Teenagers
Economic Factors, Age, Ethnicity and Religiosity Matter
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2817364 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Randall H King (University of Akron), Steven C Myers (University of Akron), Dennis M Byrne, Dennis Byrne (University of Akron) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 223-235 |
| Publication date | 1992-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Economics and Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9246 • E-ISSN: 1536-7150 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1536-7150.1992.tb03349.x |
| OpenAlex | W2110306413 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 13 |
A demand model was developed and applied to a nationally representative sample of unmarried, pregnant teenagers drawn from the National Longitudinal Surveys in order to identify the economic determinants of abortion Measures of the opportunity costs of pregnancy were found to play a major role in the individual's decision to give birth or to abort Economic variables in the analysis included predicted wages, local area unemployment rates, other family income, poverty status, and school enrollment status Other factors found to be significant were age, ethnicity, and religiosity In general, young women in favorable economic circumstances were substantially more likely than others to abort a pregnancy
Abort · Abortion · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Ethnic group · Marital status · National Longitudinal Surveys · Population · Poverty · Pregnancy · Religiosity · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Unemployment · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Contraception · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.39 |
| Citation span | 1995 - 2009 (15) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |