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Author: Sessions, David N.
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Register, Charles A. Stevans, Lonnie K. Sessions, David N. |
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The Abortion Decision: Evidence from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth Working Paper, Department of Finance and Economics, University of Baltimore, Maryland, 1990 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Department of Finance and Economics, University of Baltimore Keyword(s): Abortion; Adolescent Fertility; Family Income; Fertility; Income; Local Area Unemployment; Medicaid/Medicare; Racial Differences; Regions; Religious Influences; Welfare Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Using data from the NLSY, logit models are estimated to show the impact of various sociodemographic and economic factors on the abortion decision for 1,867 pregnancies occurring between 1983-1985. The results suggest a profile of a woman choosing the abortion option as being white, unmarried, residing in the Northeast or West, relatively well-educated, and either in school or working. Additionally, the individual is likely to have a relatively high personal income and, if present, a relatively low spousal income. It makes little difference whether one is identified with a religious group which strongly opposes abortion, although the degree of religiosity does appear to reduce the likelihood of choosing to abort. Finally, it is found that for low income women, access to Medicaid funding does significantly increase the probability of choosing the abortion option. |
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Register, Charles A., Lonnie K. Stevans and David N. Sessions. "The Abortion Decision: Evidence from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth." Working Paper, Department of Finance and Economics, University of Baltimore, Maryland, 1990. |
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Stevans, Lonnie K. Register, Charles A. Sessions, David N. |
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Simulating Bias in the Estimator of Labor Market Discrimination Social Indicators Research 27,2 (September 1992): 157-168. Also: http://www.springerlink.com/content/t4tlk48l58k3/?p=4052785af0a24384a3b88b761f222aed&pi=183 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Springer Keyword(s): Discrimination; Discrimination, Job; Earnings; Schooling Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. The statistical bias in the wage gap method of estimating labor market discrimination is investigated. An algebraic expression for the bias is derived & then simulated for a selected set of explanatory variables & model parameters. When applied to data from the 1988 National Longitudinal Survey (N = 6,403 males & 6,283 females ages 23-32), results indicate that when the variables years of schooling & labor market experience are used in earnings functions, the estimator tends to underestimate the actual or "true" amount of labor market discrimination. 2 Tables, 18 References. Adapted from the source document. (Copyright 1993, Sociological Abstracts, Inc., all rights reserved.) |
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Stevans, Lonnie K., Charles A. Register and David N. Sessions. "Simulating Bias in the Estimator of Labor Market Discrimination." Social Indicators Research 27,2 (September 1992): 157-168.
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Stevans, Lonnie K. Register, Charles A. Sessions, David N. |
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The Abortion Decision: A Qualitative Choice Approach Social Indicators Research 27,4 (December 1992): 327-344. Also: http://www.springerlink.com/content/gw45l50100h28v6w/ Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Springer Keyword(s): Abortion; Adolescent Fertility; Demography; Educational Attainment; Fertility; Income; Local Area Unemployment; Medicaid/Medicare; Regions; Religious Influences Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Used data from the National Longitudinal Survey, Youth Cohort to show the impact of various sociodemographic and economic factors on the abortion decision for 1,867 pregnancies occurring between 1983 and 1985 in 12,868 female adolescents (aged 14-21 yrs). The results suggest a profile of an adolescent choosing the abortion decision as being White, unmarried, residing in the Northeast or West, relatively well-educated, and either in school or working. Additionally, the woman is likely to have a relatively high personal income, and, if present, a relatively low spousal income. Being Baptist or Catholic appears to have no significant influence on the abortion decision, and the same is true for Baptists and Catholics who are religious (attend church more than 2 times per month). For low income women, access to Medicaid funding does significantly increase the probability of choosing abortion. (PsycINFO Database Copyright 1993 American Psychological Assn, all rights reserved) |
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Bibliography Citation
Stevans, Lonnie K., Charles A. Register and David N. Sessions. "The Abortion Decision: A Qualitative Choice Approach." Social Indicators Research 27,4 (December 1992): 327-344.
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