Education and Unintended Pregnancies in Australia: Do Differences in Relationship Status and Age at Birth Explain the Education Gradient

Population Review

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 36-52

  Hewitt, Belinda ^a   England, Paula ^a   Baxter, Janeen ^a   Shafer, Emily Fitzgibbons ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age at birth; Education; Fertility; Fertility intentions; Marital status; Opportunity costs

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950105063     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15490955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/prv.2010.0000     Document Type: Review

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