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Published: 06 July 2016
Fig. 1 Abortion and contraception trends in Nepal. Sources: Panel 1: abortion: Sedgh et al. ( 2011 ); contraception: 1970–1987 from Mauldin and Segal ( 1988 ), 1990–1995 from United Nations ( 2004 ), and 1996–2011 from MOHP et al. ( 2012 ). Panel 2: authors’ calculations are based
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Depends Who's Asking: Interviewer Effects in Demographic and Health Surveys Abortion Data
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Demography (2021) 58 (1): 31–50.
Published: 01 February 2021
...Tiziana Leone; Laura Sochas; Ernestina Coast Abstract Responses to survey questions about abortion are affected by a wide range of factors, including stigma, fear, and cultural norms. However, we know little about how interviewers might affect responses to survey questions on abortion. The aim...
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in Depends Who's Asking: Interviewer Effects in Demographic and Health Surveys Abortion Data
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Published: 01 February 2021
Fig. 1 Multilevel logistic model predicting “ever having had an abortion” for all countries, 1997–2015: Logit coefficients, with 95% credible intervals
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Demography (2016) 53 (4): 979–1009.
Published: 06 July 2016
...Fig. 1 Abortion and contraception trends in Nepal. Sources: Panel 1: abortion: Sedgh et al. ( 2011 ); contraception: 1970–1987 from Mauldin and Segal ( 1988 ), 1990–1995 from United Nations ( 2004 ), and 1996–2011 from MOHP et al. ( 2012 ). Panel 2: authors’ calculations are based...
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View articletitled, Population Policy: <span class="search-highlight">Abortion</span> and Modern Contraception Are Substitutes
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Published: 06 July 2016
Fig. 2 District-level coverage of abortion centers. Source: Technical Committee for Implementation of Comprehensive Abortion Care ( 2010 )
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The Impact of Parental Involvement Laws on the Abortion Rate of Minors
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Demography (2020) 57 (1): 323–346.
Published: 06 February 2020
...Theodore J. Joyce; Robert Kaestner; Jason Ward Abstract In this article, we conduct a comprehensive analysis of the effect of parental involvement (PI) laws on the incidence of abortions to minors in the United States. We contribute to the extant literature in several ways. First, we explore...
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Fertility effects of abortion and birth control pill access for minors
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Demography (2008) 45 (4): 817–827.
Published: 01 November 2008
...Melanie Guldi Abstract This article empirically assesses whether age-restricted access to abortion and the birth control pill influence minors’ fertility in the United States. There is not a strong consensus in previous literature regarding the relationship between laws restricting minors’ access...
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General abortion rates (VPTs per 1,000 women aged 10–54) by area, 1979–2008...
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Fig. 1 General abortion rates (VPTs per 1,000 women aged 10–54) by area, 1979–2008
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Trends in birth rates and abortion rates (per 1,000 women aged 15–44), 1993...
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Fig. 1 Trends in birth rates and abortion rates (per 1,000 women aged 15–44), 1993–2011
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The effect of expansions in medicaid income eligibility on abortion
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Demography (1996) 33 (2): 181–192.
Published: 01 May 1996
...Theodore Joyce; Robert Kaestner Abstract In this paper we examine the effect of expansions in Medicaid income eligibility on abortion, using individual-level data from South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. The results suggest that for unmarried nonblack women with less than a high school degree...
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The impact of state-level restrictions on abortion
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Demography (1996) 33 (3): 307–312.
Published: 01 August 1996
...Kenneth J. Meier; Donald P. Haider-Markel; Anthony J. Stanislawski; Deborah R. McFarlane Abstract This research examines 23 different laws passed by state governments in an effort to restrict the number of abortions. It assesses both laws passed and laws actually enforced after the Supreme Court...
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The Validity of Survey Responses on Abortion: Evidence from Estonia
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Demography (1994) 31 (1): 115–132.
Published: 01 February 1994
...Barbara A. Anderson; Kalev Katus; Allan Puur; Brian D. Silver Abstract This paper presents results of a validation survey of abortion conducted in Tallinn, Estonia in April and May 1992. The sample was drawn from patient records in a maternity hospital. Women who had an abortion in that hospital...
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Impact of Migration on Fertility and Abortion: Evidence From the Household and Welfare Study of Accra
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Demography (2014) 51 (6): 2229–2254.
Published: 08 November 2014
... and abortion in particular. In this article, we use detailed pregnancy and migration histories collected as part of the Household and Welfare Study of Accra (HAWS) to examine the association between migration and pregnancy outcomes among women residing in the urban slums of Accra, Ghana. We find...
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Simulated TFR for Japan’s Deep East in the absence of infanticide, abortion...
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Published: 02 April 2015
Fig. 6 Simulated TFR for Japan’s Deep East in the absence of infanticide, abortion, and contraception, compared with the region’s observed TFR (both by decade). The figure also quantifies the contribution of two major variables specific to each decade—marriage and labor migration—in limiting
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The Effect of Anti-Abortion Legislation on Nineteenth Century Fertility
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Demography (2014) 51 (3): 939–948.
Published: 02 April 2014
...Joanna N. Lahey Abstract Using nineteenth century legal information combined with census information, I examine the effect of state laws that restricted American women’s access to abortion on the ratio of children to women. I estimate an increase in the birthrate of 4 % to 12 % when abortion...
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Contextual and ideological dimensions of attitudes toward discretionary abortion
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Demography (1978) 15 (3): 381–388.
Published: 01 August 1978
...B. Krishna Singh; Peter J. Leahy Abstract This study examines the contextual and ideological dimensions of attitudes toward discretionary abortion using two national surveys. The abortion attitudes are dichotomized in terms of consistent opposition versus consistent support. Discriminant analysis...
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Repeat abortion
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Demography (1976) 13 (1): 65–82.
Published: 01 February 1976
...Robert G. Potter; Kathleen Ford Abstract A reanalysis of the repeat abortion experience of New York City residents during July 1, 1970 to June 30, 1972 is undertaken on the basis of a probability model that generates repeat abortion ratios as a function of assumptions about fecundity, contraceptive...
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Legal Abortion and Fertility in Maryland, 1960–1971
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Demography (1974) 11 (3): 377–395.
Published: 01 August 1974
...Ira Rosenwaike; Robert J. Melton Abstract In the brief period between 1967 and 1971 about one-third of the state legislatures passed abortion reform bills, and in states such as Maryland the number of legal abortions soared. Maryland with its good reporting system for legal abortions, as well...
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Competition Between Spontaneous and Induced Abortion
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Demography (1975) 12 (1): 129–141.
Published: 01 February 1975
...R. G. Potter; K. Ford; B. Moots Abstract Because of their similar timing in pregnancy, spontaneous and induced abortions can be viewed as competing outcomes. Some intended abortion operations are anticipated by earlier miscarriages while some potential miscarriages are forestalled by earlier...
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Sociodemographic determinants of abortion in The United States
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Demography (1987) 24 (4): 553–561.
Published: 01 November 1987
...Eve Powell-Griner; Katherine Trent 12 1 2011 © Population Association of America 1987 1987 Pregnancy Outcome Fetal Death Abortion Rate Unmarried Woman Abortion Service References Burnham, D. 1983. Induced terminations of pregnancy: Reporting states, 1980. Monthly...
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