Why Are Teen Moms Poor?

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May 18, 2012
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Surprising new research shows it’s not because they have babies-- they have babies because they’re poor. Check out the new research in Why is the Teen Birth Rate in the United States So High and Why Does It Matter? here (PDF) and an analysis from Slate in the ink below.

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http://www.slate.com/articles/business/moneybox/2012/05/teen_moms_how_poverty_and_inequality_cause_teens_to_have_babies_not_the_other_way_around_.html
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