Age at first birth and disadvantage among ethnic groups in Britain

Ethnic and Racial Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 153-172

  Robson, Karen ^a   Berthoud, Richard ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Britain; Ethnic minorities; Family formation norms; Teenage motherhood

Indexed keywords

ETHNICITY; FAMILY STRUCTURE; MULTICULTURALISM; POVERTY; WOMENS HEALTH; WOMENS STATUS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 29244456114     PISSN: 01419870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01419870500352702     Document Type: Article

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