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Teenage Motherhood in Europe

A Multi-Country Analysis of Socioeconomic Outcomes

Bibliographic Data

ID7772089
AuthorsKaren Robson (0000-0002-1041-1546, corresponding author)
Year2003
Volume19
Issue5
Pages451-466
Publication date2003-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEuropean Sociological Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0266-7215 • E-ISSN: 1468-2672
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/esr/19.5.451
OpenAlexW1975903282
LanguageEN
Citations received21
References cited3

Research in many countries has confirmed that teenage mothers and their families are often at a disadvantage compared with those whose children are born in their 20s or 30s. There has, however, never been an opportunity for a systematic comparison between countries, based on a common data source. This paper analyses the current positions of women whose first child was born when they were teenagers across 13 countries in the European Union, based upon the European Community Household Panel Survey. Outcomes considered are mother's employment, family employment, family structure, and household income. The severity of disadvantage on outcome measures varied substantially by country. The findings also enable us to consider the theoretical value of attempts to classify countries according to the nature of their family formation norms.

Demographic economics · Disadvantage · Economic growth · Economics · Eu countries · European community · European union · Political science · Population · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Value (mathematics) · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Global Health Care Issues · Psychology

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Unique citing works21
Citations per year1,05
Citation span2006 - 2025 (20)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 19

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