09-10-2021, 09:14 AM
(09-09-2021, 07:10 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: Ehh, maybe not? The percentage in that graph aligns pretty much around the percentage of the US population of that ethnicity. The exception being the percentage of black women, who are represented at around four time the rate of their population percentage of around 7%, or twice the 14% of the female population as a whole. Lower income is most definitely a factor, but it absolutely does not fully explain this discrepancy.
There is no one thing that explains anything. That's why policymakers are so bad at finding solutions. The interaction between race and socioeconomic status, though, is one that is complex and difficult to fully grasp. We know that people of color are disproportionately represented in the lower socioeconomic statuses, though, and so when you see that, here, it becomes quite obvious that this is the interplay we are seeing. We are also going to see the Hispanic population do interesting things because of the higher proportion of Catholics in their communities.
Anyway, this is all to say that there are many factors at play, here. Sure, we could look at one or two things and find a correlation, but the truth is that the factors involved in the statistical analysis would involve race, religion, socioeconomic status, relationship status, age, and several other things that would just muddy the waters even further. What we do know, though, is that based on a 2004 study, the top three reasons for having an abortion were for it radically changing their life, they couldn't afford it, and they didn't want to be a single mother. The first two line up with the rate of those in poverty, and the third is nearly half of the respondents. All of those percentages are more than the rate of black women seeking abortions, which indicates common themes that go beyond racial lines among women seeking abortions.
Sauce: https://www.guttmacher.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/journals/3711005.pdf
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