Pregnancy Rates
Stanley and Henshaw (2006) found that out of 6.4 million pregnancies in 2001, 49% of those pregnancies were unintended. Ethnicity plays a huge role in this; African Americans and Hispanic Americans had the highest unintended pregnancy rates over white women. Age was another important factor, they found that ages 25-34 had the highest risk of unintended pregnancies. Females within the poverty line had a higher unintended pregnancy rate as well. Relationship status was another variable looked at. The researchers found that the unintended pregnancy rate was highest among co-habitating couples followed by unmarried women. The conclusion to the co-habitating couples having higher pregnancy rates can be seen due to higher sexual activity and the use of contraceptives as if they were married.
As you can see, the pregnancy rates followed a sociological view that there is a dynamic interaction of many variables like ethnicity, social status with regards to income, and other factors such as type of relationship. In order to see a full picture you can not just look at each variable individually, but in an interaction, or lack of, with one another.
As you can see, the pregnancy rates followed a sociological view that there is a dynamic interaction of many variables like ethnicity, social status with regards to income, and other factors such as type of relationship. In order to see a full picture you can not just look at each variable individually, but in an interaction, or lack of, with one another.
