Table 4.

Effects of Teenage Childbearing on Adult Outcomes

	OLS		OLS
	Birth/No birth	Miscarriage as an IV	Birth or Miscarriage (No abortions)
Impulsiveness	0.096** (0.047)	0.204 (0.130)	0.189** (0.086)
Observations	929	929	696
R-squared	0.029	0.023	0.051
Factor Components
When making a decision, I go with my ‘gut feeling’ and don’t think much about the consequences of each alternative	0.122 (0.077)	0.390** (0.194)	0.263** (0.126)
Observations	930	930	697
R-squared	0.016	0.002	0.029
I like to take risks	0.126** (0.063)	−0.047 (0.153)	0.099 (0.101)
Observations	930	930	697
R-squared	0.013	0.006	0.019
I live my life without much thought for the future	0.051 (0.058)	0.206 (0.153)	0.188* (0.099)
Observations	929	929	696
R-squared	0.048	0.039	0.063

Controls: Age, indicator for conception <15 years old, smoke during pregnancy. Each cell is a separate regression;

^***p=1%,

^**p=5%,

^*p=10%