Black-White Differences in Sex and Contraceptive Use Among Young Women

摘要: This study examines black-white and other sociodemographic differences in young women's sexual contraceptive behaviors, using new longitudinal data from a weekly journal-based of 1,003 18- to 19-year-old women spanning 2.5 years. We investigate hypotheses about dynamic processes these behaviors during early adulthood order shed light on persisting racial rates unintended pregnancies the United States. find that net characteristics adolescent experiences with sex pregnancy, black spent less time relationships had frequently their than white women, but did not differ number they formed or frequency consistency use within relationships. Black were more likely effective methods for pregnancy prevention (e.g., condoms) who tended oral contraceptives). And although most method prevention-long-acting reversible contraception (LARC)-was used often by LARC was low both groups. In addition, discontinuations different fewer switches. Further, we race more-disadvantaged backgrounds longer (and thus potentially serious) relationships, (but consistently), (condoms) more-advantaged backgrounds.