This paper focuses on the role of older men in teen births and examines five related questions about the young mothers and adult men involved in these partnerships. Discussed are (1) how many minor mothers have "older" (more than five years difference in age) partners; (2) which minor mothers have "older" partners; (3) how close are the relationships between minor mothers and "older" partners; (4) of men who father children with minors, are "older" men or similar-age men more desirable partners; and (5) are adult men who father children with minors more or less desirable partners than adult men who father children with adult women?
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