Adolescents Who Take Virginity Pledges Have Lower Rates of Out-of-Wedlock Births

Author: Kirk A. Johnson, Robert Rector Publisher: The Heritage Foundation Publication: A Report of the Heritage Center for Data Analysis Document Date:                  March 30, 2004 Category: Sexuality > Abstinence/Chastity Related Categories: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Pregnancy Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Sexual Activity Sexuality > Sexual Attitudes   This paper demonstrates that, regardless of socioeconomic status, race, and religiosity, adolescent girls who take virginity pledges have a significantly lower rate of out-of-wedlock births than do girls who do not pledge abstinence. Click to read this article... (PDF) Send us feedback on this article Bookmark this link