Why It Matters: Teen Childbearing, Education, and Economic Wellbeing

This Why it Matters fact sheet from the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy details the impact of teen childbearing on educational attainment and income. It also discusses the receipt of public funds and child support among teen mothers. Finally, the fact sheet presents the intergenerational implications of teen childbearing. For example, only about two-thirds of children born to teen mothers earned a high school diploma, compared to approximately 81% of children born to older mothers.