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Frenzen, Paul D.; Butler, Margaret A. – Rural Conditions and Trends, 1997
The proportion of births to unmarried women, which has historically been lower in rural than urban areas, has been rising at a faster rate in rural areas since 1980 and by 1994, was higher for rural blacks than urban blacks. In 1994, unmarried teenagers accounted for 11.3% of rural births and 9.6% of urban births. (SV)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Rate, Births to Single Women, Blacks
