Does the number of sex partners affect educational attainment? Evidence from female respondents to the Add Health

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 89-118

  Sabia, Joseph J ^a,b   Rees, Daniel I ^c  

^a UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Abstinence; Adolescent sex; Educational attainment

Indexed keywords

EID: 83955161781     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00148-011-0354-z     Document Type: Article

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