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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
Risking the Future [PDF ebook]
Adolescent Sexuality, Pregnancy, and Childbearing, Volume II: Working Papers and Statistical Appendices

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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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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 542 ● ISBN 9780309372589 ● Editor Cheryl D. Hayes & Sandra L. Hofferth ● Publisher National Academies Press ● Published 1987 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 7144836 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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