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Teenagers
See also Sex education and Teen pregnancy
- Percent of never -married teenagers
15-19 years of age who ever had intercourse by age and
sex: United
States, 1995 and
2002
Female
1995 2002 15-19 years of age 49.3% 45.5% 15-17 years of age 38.0% *30.3% 18-19 years of age 68.0% 68.8% Male
1995 2002 15-19 years of age 55.2% *45.7% 15-17 years of age 43.1% *31.3% 18-19 years of age 75.4% *64.3% NOTE: * Change from 1995 to 2002 is statistically significant at the 5% level.
Source: Series 23, No. 24, Table 1
- Percent distribution
of teenaged females 15-19 years of
age by type of relationship with partner at first intercourse, 2002:
- Just met/just friends: 14.0%
- Going out once in a while: 6.6%
- Going steady: 74.6%
- Cohabiting, engaged, or married: 3.7%
Source: Series 23, No. 24, Table 10
Teen pregnancy
See also Teenagers
- Number of teen pregnancies among females 15-19
years of age, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2002:
1990 1995 2000 2002 Estimated pregnancies 1,017,000 903,000 834,000 757,000 Live births 522,000 500,000 469,000 425,000 Induced abortions 351,000 263,000 235,000 215,000 Fetal losses 145,000 140,000 129,000 117,000 - Teen pregnancy rate among females 15-19
years of age, 1990, 2000, 2002:
- 1990: 116.8 pregnancies per 1,000 females
- 2000: 84.8 pregnancies per 1,000 females
- 2002: 76.4 pregnancies per 1,000 females
NOTE: The overall teenage pregnancy rate declined 10 percent from 2000 to 2002 and 35 percent from 1990 to 2002. The 2002 rate is an historic low for the nation.
Source: Ventura SJ, Abma JC, Mosher WD, Henshaw SK. Recent trends in teenage pregnancy in the United States, 1990-2002. Health E-stats. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. Released December 13, 2006. (Tables 1 and 2)
Page Last Modified: October 15, 2008
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