Reality T.V vs. Reality Teen Moms

REALITY TV vs. REALITY: TEEN MOMS TEEN MOTHERS BY THE NUMBERS IN THE U.S. PERCENT OF BIRTHS BY AGE OF MOTHER 13% |10% 78% | 75% 9% | 15% 2009 1990 2009 1990 2009 UNDER 20 AGE 20-34 AGE 35 & ABOVE FAMOUS TEEN MOMS HOW OLD WERE THEY? AGE AGE 18 Bristol Palin AGE Jamie Lynn Spears Keisha Castle-Hughes Daughter of former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, Bristol gave birth to a healthy baby boy named Tripp in 2008, at the age Sister to Britney Spears, Actress and Academy Award nominee for the Jamie gave birth to a baby girl named Maddie in 2008, at the age of 17. film Whale Rider, Keisha gave birth to a daughter named Felicity-Amore in 2007, at the age of 17. of 18. TEEN MOMS: 20 LEADING STATES is to 19 years of age, 2009. Births for every 1,000 females 15. WYOMING: 45.0 16. NORTH CAROLINA: 44.9 1. MISSISSIPPI: 64.2 8. ALABAMA: 50.7 MEXICO: 63.9 TIE): 50.6 9. ARIZONA TENNESSEE (TIE): 50,6 2. 3. TEXAS: 60.7 17. ALASKA: 44.5 4. OKLAHOMA: 60,1 5. ARKANSAS: 59.3 II. WEST VIRGINIA: 49,8 18. KANSAS: 43.8 19. INDIANA: 42.5 20. MISSOURI: 41,6 12. SOUTH CAROLINA: 49.1 6. LOUISIANA: 52.7 13. GEORGIA: 47.7 7. KENTUCKY: 51.3 14. NEVADA: 47.4 The U.S. teen birthrate fell to arecord low in 2009. Still, more than 400,000 TEEN GIRLS give birth each year in the United States. THE U.S. HAS THE While teen birthrates have HIGHEST TEEN PREGNANCY decreased by 37% in the last two decades, U.S. rates are AND BIRTHRATE IN almost 11 TIMES HIGHER THE DEVELOPED WORLD than those of other Births for every 1,000 females 15 to 19 years of age, 2009. developed countries. 41.2 26.7 13.3 10.1 7.8 5.1 3.8 JAPAN NETHERLANDS UNITED STATES UNITED KINGDOM CANADA GERMANY FRANCE THE FINANCIAL STATE OF TEENAGE MOMS IN AMERICA: WHY TEEN PREGNANCY IS A POVERTY PROBLEM KEY CORRELATING FACTORS BETWEEN TEEN PREGNANCY AND POVERTY 2 3 ALGEBRA THE MOTHER GAVE THE PARENTS WERE THE MOTHER DID NOT RECEIVE BIRTH AS A TEEN UNMARRIED WHEN THE A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA CHILD WAS BORN OR GED WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF A CHILD GROWING UP IN POVERTY: 27% 42% 64% ONLY 7% IF ONE OF THESE IF TWO OF THESE IF THREE OF THESE IF NONE OF THESE THINGS HAPPEN THINGS HAPPEN THINGS HAPPEN THINGS HAPPEN IN OTHER WORDS, IF THESE THREE THINGS HAPPEN, A CHILD'S CHANCE OF GROWING UP IN POVERTY IS 9 TIMES GREATER THAN IF NONE OF THESE THINGS HAPPEN. ADDITIONALLY, DAUGHTERS OF TEEN MOTHERS ARE 22% MORE LIKELY TO BECOME TEEN MOTHERS THEMSELVES. FAMOUS TEEN MOMS AND THEIR CHILDREN STARS OF FORMER TEEN MOMS FIND A CONNECTION Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez have a lot in common. Yes, they are definitely dating. And yes, they're both talented teen stars. But they share another rather surprising bond: both were born and raised by teenage moms. Teen mothers are more likely to drop out of school, remain unmarried and live in poverty. DROPOUTS эта Dipl 89% 51% 89% of young women who have not given birth as a teenager earn a high school diploma before the age of 22. Compared with half (51%) of women who become mothers as a teenager. AVERAGE INCOME: THE REALITY 5,500 $65,000 $23,000 BRISTOL PALIN'S SALARY FROM MTV'S TEEN MOM AVERAGE U.S. TEEN MOM THE CANDIE'S FOUNDATION* SALARY PER SEASON *According to Bristol Palin's 2009 tax form WELFARE 52% MOTHERS ON WELFARE Almost 1/2 of all teen mothers and over 3/4 of married teen mothers begin receiving welfare within 5 years of their first child. Today nearly 52% of all mothers on welfare had their first child as a teenager. WHERE ARE THE FATHERS? Nearly 80% of fathers of children born to teen mothers do not marry the mothers. Additionally, absent teen fathers pay less than $800 a year in child support. 80% SOURCES: nces.ed.gov huffingtonpost.com msnbc.msn.com forbes.com thinkprogress.org washingtonpost.com pewresearch.org DEALS connected.waldenu.edu COM sph.uth.tmc.edu cdc.gov Your source for the best coupons and deals for moms!