Teen mothers are less likely to complete the education necessary to qualify for a well paying job only 38percent of mothers who have children before age 18 obtain a high school diploma.3 In addition, other data indicate that less than two percent of mothers who have children before age 18 complete college by the age of 30 compared to nine percent of young women who wait until age 20 or 21 to have children.4This disparity in education, not surprisingly, tends to affect income level. In fact, over the past 20 years the median income for college graduates has increased 19 percent while the median income for high school dropouts has de-creased 28 percent.
Posted on: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 14:31:53 +0000
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