See also Sex education and Teen pregnancy
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
See also Teenagers
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 |
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)
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