Is education the best contraception: the case of teenage pregnancy in England?
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 (L...
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| description | 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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| spelling | nottingham-487862020-05-04T17:06:49Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48786/ Is education the best contraception: the case of teenage pregnancy in England? Girma, Sourafel Paton, David 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. Elsevier 2015-04-15 Article PeerReviewed Girma, Sourafel and Paton, David (2015) Is education the best contraception: the case of teenage pregnancy in England? Social Science & Medicine, 131 . pp. 1-9. ISSN 0277-9536 England; Fixed effects; Long acting reversible contraception; Teen pregnancy; Abortion http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S027795361500132X?via%3Dihub doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.02.040 doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.02.040 |
| spellingShingle | England; Fixed effects; Long acting reversible contraception; Teen pregnancy; Abortion Girma, Sourafel Paton, David Is education the best contraception: the case of teenage pregnancy in England? |
| title | Is education the best contraception: the case of teenage pregnancy in England? |
| title_full | Is education the best contraception: the case of teenage pregnancy in England? |
| title_fullStr | Is education the best contraception: the case of teenage pregnancy in England? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Is education the best contraception: the case of teenage pregnancy in England? |
| title_short | Is education the best contraception: the case of teenage pregnancy in England? |
| title_sort | is education the best contraception: the case of teenage pregnancy in england? |
| topic | England; Fixed effects; Long acting reversible contraception; Teen pregnancy; Abortion |
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