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Title: Educational Attainment and Poverty Status of Teen Mothers and Non-Teen Mothers
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1. Escamilla, Sandra
Educational Attainment and Poverty Status of Teen Mothers and Non-Teen Mothers
M.A. Thesis, MSW, California State University - Long Beach, 2003. MAI 42/02, p. 462, Apr 2004
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: UMI - University Microfilms, Bell and Howell Information and Learning
Keyword(s): Age at First Birth; Aid for Families with Dependent Children (AFDC); Educational Attainment; Poverty; Program Participation/Evaluation

This study used data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 (NLSY97), interviews from 1998. The objective of this study was to examine the educational attainment and poverty status of the teen and non-teen mothers of NLSY97. The results revealed that a difference in educational attainment exists between the teen mother group and the non-teen mother group. This study found that White teen mothers had the lowest educational attainment of the groups. Furthermore, the poverty status also proved to vary by groups. Overall, Black respondents regardless of their age at first birth were more likely to be living in poverty. The multiple regression analysis suggests that being a teen mother is inversely related to educational attainment. Being a teen mother, poverty status, number of children ever born, ever receiving Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and being married were predictors of educational attainment. These variables explained 16.9% of variance in educational level. The implications of this study, results for future research, multicultural issues and social work practice are discussed.
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Escamilla, Sandra. Educational Attainment and Poverty Status of Teen Mothers and Non-Teen Mothers. M.A. Thesis, MSW, California State University - Long Beach, 2003. MAI 42/02, p. 462, Apr 2004.