Key Statistics from the National Survey of Family Growth
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- Teenagers - See also Sex education and Teen pregnancy
- Teen pregnancy - See also Teenagers
- Tubal sterilization - See Sterilization (female)
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, 2002, and 2006-2010
Female | 1995 | 2002 | 2006-2010 |
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15-19 years of age | 49.3% | 45.5% | 42.6% |
15-17 years of age | 38.0% | 30.3% | 27.0% |
18-19 years of age | 68.0% | 68.8% | 62.7% |
Male | 1995 | 2002 | 2006-2010 |
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15-19 years of age | 55.2% | 45.7% | 41.8% |
15-17 years of age | 43.1% | 31.3% | 28.0% |
18-19 years of age | 75.4% | 64.3% | 63.9% |
Source: Series 23, No. 31, Table 1 [PDF - 723 KB]
Percent of females 15-19 years of age by type of relationship with partner at first intercourse, 2002 and 2006-2010
2002 | 2006-2010 | |
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Just met/just friends | 14.0% | 15.7% |
Going out once in a while | 6.6% | 8.6% |
Going steady | 74.3% | 69.8% |
Cohabitating, engaged, or married | 3.7% | 2.6% |
Source: Series 23, No. 31, Table 4 [PDF - 723 KB]
Teen pregnancy
See also Teenagers
Pregnancy, live birth, induced abortion, and fetal loss rates* among females 15-19 years of age, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2002, and 2008:
1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2002 | 2008 | |
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All pregnancies | 116.8 | 101.1 | 85.8 | 76.3 | 69.8 |
Live births | 59.9 | 56.0 | 47.7 | 42.6 | 40.2 |
Induced abortions | 40.3 | 29.4 | 24.0 | 21.1 | 17.8 |
Fetal losses |
16.6 | 15.7 | 14.1 | 12.6 | 11.8 |
*Rates are number of events per 1,000 females 15-19 years of age.
NOTE: The teen pregnancy rate dropped 40% from 1990 to 2008. Reaching a historic low, the teenage pregnancy rate in 2008 was the lowest reported since 1976.
Source: Ventura SJ, Curtin SC, Abma JC, Henshaw SK. Estimated Pregnancy Rates and Rates of Pregnancy Outcomes for the United States, 1990-2008 [PDF - 462 KB]. (Table 2) National vital statistics report, Vol, 60, No 7. Hyattsdville, MD: National Center for Health States, 2012.
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