The Socio-Economic Characteristics of First Nation Teen Mothers
Using data from the 2006 Census, this study examines the socio-economic characteristics of First Nations and non-Aboriginal teenage mothers, and compares these to those of non-teenage mothers in a cohort of women aged 25 to 29 years old. Results indicated that First Nations women were more likely th...
Published in: | International Indigenous Policy Journal |
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Main Authors: | , , |
Format: | Report |
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Scholarship@Western
2013
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Online Access: | https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/iipj/vol4/iss1/9 https://doi.org/10.18584/iipj.2013.4.1.9 |
Summary: | Using data from the 2006 Census, this study examines the socio-economic characteristics of First Nations and non-Aboriginal teenage mothers, and compares these to those of non-teenage mothers in a cohort of women aged 25 to 29 years old. Results indicated that First Nations women were more likely than non-Aboriginal women to be teenage mothers. In general, teenage mothers were less likely to have graduated high school, more likely to live in overcrowded housing, and in a home in need of major repair. Furthermore, teenage mothers had lower household incomes after adjusting for the composition the household. Characteristics also differed significantly between First Nations and non-Aboriginal women, as well as between Registered Indian women living on- and off-reserve. |
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