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State abstinence education programs and teen birth rates in the US

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  • Colin Cannonier, 2012. "State abstinence education programs and teen birth rates in the US," Review of Economics of the Household, Springer, vol. 10(1), pages 53-75, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:reveho:v:10:y:2012:i:1:p:53-75
    DOI: 10.1007/s11150-011-9131-8
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    Keywords

    Teen birth rates; State abstinence education program; Title V; Section 510; J12; J13; I280;
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    JEL classification:

    • J12 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure
    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth

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