Wisconsin Adolescent Reproductive Health Facts

Wisconsin was ranked 10 out of 51 states and the District of Columbia on 2010 preliminary teen birth rates among females aged 15-19 (with 1 representing the lowest rate and 51 representing the highest rate).RH1 On a similar scale – where 1 is the lowest teen pregnancy rate and 51 is the highest – Wisconsin was ranked 7 out of 51 states and the District of Columbia in pregnancies to females aged 15- 19 in 2005.RH2

Preliminary birth data for 2010, by state, are limited to the first three totals shown below.

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 Of all births in Wisconsin and the U.S., percent to females aged 15-19, 2010  RH1
TotalWisconsinUnited States
Females aged 15-197%9%

 Number of births to females aged 15-19, 2010  RH1
TotalWisconsinUnited States
Females aged 15-195,102367,752

 Teen birth rate (births per 1,000 females aged 15-19), 2010  RH1
TotalWisconsinUnited States
Females aged 15-1926.234.3

 Number of births to females under 20 years of age, 2009  RH3
Total1WisconsinUnited States
Females under 20 years of age5,859414,831
Females agedWisconsinUnited States
Under 15615,029
15-171,609124,247
18-194,189285,555
15-195,798409,802
Mother's race/ethnicityWisconsinUnited States
Non-Hispanic white2,859160,632
Non-Hispanic black1,537100,153
American Indian or Alaska Native2,32248,423
Asian or Pacific Islander2,32457,129
Hispanic41,021138,336

1 Includes all births, including those with Hispanic origin not stated and not shown below. Unknown race of mother is imputed.

2 Race and Hispanic origin are reported separately on birth certificates. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. Race categories are consistent with the 1977 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) standards.

3 Includes persons of Hispanic origin according to mother’s reported race.

4 Includes all persons of Hispanic origin of any race.

 Teen birth rate (births per 1,000 females aged 15–19), 2009  RH3
TotalWisconsinUnited States
Females aged 15-1929.439.1
Females agedWisconsinUnited States
15-1714.320.1
18-1949.566.2

 Percent change in the teen birth rate, 1991-2009, 1991-2010, 2009-2010  RH1, RH3
TotalWisconsinUnited States
Change in rate to females aged 15-19 (1991 to 2009)-33%-37%
Change in rate to females aged 15-19 (1991 to 2010)-40%-44%
Change in rate to females aged 15-19 (2009 to 2010)-11%-12%

The U.S. teen birth rate peaked at 61.8 per 1,000 teen females aged 15-19 in 1991

2010 numbers used to calculate the percent change in the teen birth rate are from the Hamilton & Ventura 2012 (reference RH1) and are based on 2010 Census estimates.

 Of all births to females under 20 years of age, percent by race/ethnicity, 2009  RH3
Mother's race/ethnicity1WisconsinUnited States
Non-Hispanic white49%39%
Non-Hispanic black26%24%
American Indian or Alaska Native2,34%2%
Asian or Pacific Islander2,34%2%
Hispanic417%33%

1 Includes all births, including those with Hispanic origin not stated and not shown below. Unknown race of mother is imputed.

2 Race and Hispanic origin are reported separately on birth certificates. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. Race categories are consistent with the 1977 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) standards.

3 Includes persons of Hispanic origin according to mother’s reported race.

4 Includes all persons of Hispanic origin of any race.

 Percent repeat births, of all births to females under 20 years of age, 2009  RH3
TotalWisconsinUnited States
Females under 20 years of age18%19%
Mother's race/ethnicity1WisconsinUnited States
Non-Hispanic white12%15%
Non-Hispanic black24%20%
American Indian or Alaska Native2,323%21%
Asian or Pacific Islander2,325%17%
Hispanic422%21%

1 Includes all births, including those with Hispanic origin not stated and not shown below. Unknown race of mother is imputed.

2 Race and Hispanic origin are reported separately on birth certificates. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. Race categories are consistent with the 1977 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) standards.

3 Includes persons of Hispanic origin according to mother’s reported race.

4 Includes all persons of Hispanic origin of any race.

 Of all births to females under 20 years of age, percent outside of marriage (nonmarital), 2009  RH3
TotalWisconsinUnited States
Females under 20 years of age90%87%
Females agedWisconsinUnited States
Under 15100%99%
15-1794%94%
18-1988%84%
15-1990%87%

 Percent low birthweight births, among females under 20 years of age, 2009  RH3
TotalWisconsinUnited States
Females under 20 years of age8.9%9.6%

Low birth weight is defined as less than 2,500 grams (about 5.5 pounds).

 Teen pregnancy rate (pregnancies per 1,000 females aged 15-19), 2005  RH2
TotalWisconsinUnited States
Females aged 15-194770
Females agedWisconsinUnited States
15-172438
18-1980118

 Percent change in the teen pregnancy rate, 1988-2005  RH2
TotalWisconsinUnited States
Change in rate to females aged 15-19 (1988 to 2005)-36%-37%

The teen pregnancy rate was 74.0 pregnancies per 1,000 females aged 15-19 in Wisconsin in 1988, and 111 in the U.S. The U.S. teen pregnancy rate peaked in 1990 at 116.9 pregnancies per 1,000 females aged 15-19, but state data are not available for that year.

 Teen abortion rate (abortions per 1,000 females aged 15-19), 2005  RH2
TotalWisconsinUnited States
Females aged 15-191019
Females agedWisconsinUnited States
15-17511
18-191631

 Percent change in the teen abortion rate, 1988-2005  RH2
TotalWisconsinUnited States
Change in rate to females aged 15-19 (1988 to 2005)-62%-56%

The U.S. teen abortion rate peaked at 43.5 abortions per 1,000 females aged 15-19 in 1988. The teen abortion rate for Wisconsin was 26.0 abortions per 1,000 females aged 15-19 in 1988.

 Sexual behaviors among high school students (grades 9-12), 2011  RH4
Percent of high school students who have ever had sexual intercourseWisconsinUnited States
Total42%47%
Male42%49%
Female41%46%
Percent of high school students who had sexual intercourse for the first time before 13 years of ageWisconsinUnited States
Total4%6%
Male6%9%
Female3%3%
Percent of high school students who have had sexual intercourse with 4 or more personsWisconsinUnited States
Total10%15%
Male10%18%
Female10%13%
Percent of high school students who drank alcohol or used drugs before last sexual intercourseWisconsinUnited States
Total20%22%
Male23%26%
Female17%18%

 HIV/AIDS education among high school students (grades 9-12), 2011  RH4
Percent of high school students who were ever taught in school about AIDS or HIV infectionWisconsinUnited States
Total89%84%
Male89%84%
Female90%84%

 Birth control use among sexually active high school students (grades 9-12), 2011  RH4
Percent of high school students who used a condom during last sexual intercourseWisconsinUnited States
Total64%60%
Male71%67%
Female58%54%
Percent of high school students who used birth control pills before last sexual intercourseWisconsinUnited States
Total26%18%
Male19%13%
Female32%23%
Percent of high school students who used Depo-Provera (or any injectable birth control), Nuva Ring (or any birth control ring), Implanon (or any implant), or any IUD before last sexual intercourseWisconsinUnited States
Total8%5%
Male7%3%
Female8%7%
Percent of high school students who used both a condom during last sexual intercourse and Depo-Provera (or any injectable birth control), Nuva Ring (or any birth control ring), Implanon (or any implant), or any IUD before last sexual intercourseWisconsinUnited States
Total13%9%
Male10%7%
Female15%12%

 Relationship violence and forced sex among high school students (grades 9-12), 2011  RH4
Percent of high school students who have been hit, slapped, or physically hurt on purpose by their boyfriend or girlfriend (during the 12 months before the survey)WisconsinUnited States
Total8%9%
Male8%9%
Female8%9%
Percent of high school students who were ever physically forced to have sexual intercourse (when they did not want to)WisconsinUnited States
TotalN/A%8%
MaleN/A%4%
FemaleN/A%12%

DATA NOTES

   

All percentages (other than percent low birthweight births), have been rounded to the nearest whole number.

*

Figure does not meet standards of reliability or precision; based on fewer than 20 births in the numerator.

N/A

Data do not exist on this measure for this state.

1

Includes all births, including those with Hispanic origin not stated and not shown below. Unknown race of mother is imputed.

2

Race and Hispanic origin are reported separately on birth certificates. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. Race categories are consistent with the 1977 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) standards.

3

Includes persons of Hispanic origin according to mother’s reported race.

4

Includes all persons of Hispanic origin of any race.


DATA SOURCES

RH1

2010 Preliminary data for teens are from: Hamilton BE, Ventura SJ. Birth rates for U.S. teenagers reach historic lows for all age and ethnic groups. NCHS data brief, no 89. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2012, from http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db89.htm

2010 Preliminary data for the full population are from: Hamilton BE, Martin JA, Ventura SJ. Births: Preliminary Data for 2010. National Vital Statistics Reports 60(2). Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. Retrieved June 7, 2012, from http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr60/nvsr60_02.pdf

RH2

Pregnancy and abortion rate data are from: Guttmacher Institute. (2010). U.S. teenage pregnancies, births and abortions: National and state trends and trends by race and ethnicity. Washington, DC: Guttmacher Institute. Retrieved January 7, 2011, from http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/USTPtrends.pdf

RH3

2009 Birth data are from: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics. VitalStats. Retrieved December, 2011 from http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/vitalstats.htm and
Martin, J. A., Hamilton, B. E., Ventura, S. J., Osterman, M. J. K., Kirmeyer, S., Mathews, T. J., Wilson, E. (2011). Births: Final data for 2009. National Vital Statistics Reports 60(1). Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. Retrieved February 1, 2012, from http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr60/nvsr60_01.pdf

RH4

High school data are from: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2012). 1991-2011 high school Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data. Retrieved June 7, 2012, from http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/youthonline

Last updated: July 30, 2012