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By Susheela Singh, Jacqueline E. Darroch, Jennifer J. Frost and the Study Team

Susheela Singh is director of research, Jacqueline E. Darroch is senior vice president and vice president for research, and Jennifer J. Frost is senior research associate, all at The Alan Guttmacher Institute, New York. The members of the Study Team are, in Canada, Michael Barrett, Alexander McKay and Eleanor Maticka-Tyndale; in France, Nathalie Bajos and Sandrine Durand; in Great Britain, Kaye Wellings; in Sweden, Maria Danielsson, Christine Rogala and Kajsa Sundstrom; and in the United States, the three lead authors, Rachel Jones and Vanessa Woog. The authors thank Sara Seims, Beth Fredrick, Cory Richards, Kathleen Kiernan, Deirdre Wulf and James Wagoner for their comments on drafts of this article. The research on which this article is based was supported by The Ford Foundation and The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.

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