Teen Moms

ΤEEN ΜOMS In 2009, the birthrates of U.S. teenagers fell to the lowest rate ever reported. BIRTH RATE FOR TEENS AGED 15-19 100 80 60 40 20 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2009 IN 1940 IN 1960 IN 2009 THERE WERE THERE WERE THERE WERE 300,750 TEEN BIRTHS 587,000 409,840 TEEN BIRTHS TEEN BIRTHS BIRTHRATES DECLINED IN 31 STATES BETWEEN 2007-2009 LARGEST DECREASE NEW HAMPSIRE ONLY INCREASE WEST VIRGINIA when asked, 6 out of 10 teens who have had sex say they wished they had waited. DISTRIBUTION OF TEEN BIRTHS BY RACE/ETHNICITY 52% OF LATINA TEENS GOT PREGNANT AT LEAST ONCE BEFORE AGE 20 - NEARLY TWICE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE OTHER HISPANIC 34% WHITE 39% 50% OF BLACK TEENS GOT PREGNANT AT LEAST ONCE BEFORE AGE 20 - NEARLY TWICE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE BLACK 24% HOWEVER WHITE TEENS ACCOUNT FOR THE LARGEST SHARE OF TEEN BIRTHS IN THE UNITED STATES. SOURCES The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ΤEEN ΜOMS In 2009, the birthrates of U.S. teenagers fell to the lowest rate ever reported. BIRTH RATE FOR TEENS AGED 15-19 100 80 60 40 20 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2009 IN 1940 IN 1960 IN 2009 THERE WERE THERE WERE THERE WERE 300,750 TEEN BIRTHS 587,000 409,840 TEEN BIRTHS TEEN BIRTHS BIRTHRATES DECLINED IN 31 STATES BETWEEN 2007-2009 LARGEST DECREASE NEW HAMPSIRE ONLY INCREASE WEST VIRGINIA when asked, 6 out of 10 teens who have had sex say they wished they had waited. DISTRIBUTION OF TEEN BIRTHS BY RACE/ETHNICITY 52% OF LATINA TEENS GOT PREGNANT AT LEAST ONCE BEFORE AGE 20 - NEARLY TWICE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE OTHER HISPANIC 34% WHITE 39% 50% OF BLACK TEENS GOT PREGNANT AT LEAST ONCE BEFORE AGE 20 - NEARLY TWICE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE BLACK 24% HOWEVER WHITE TEENS ACCOUNT FOR THE LARGEST SHARE OF TEEN BIRTHS IN THE UNITED STATES. SOURCES The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ΤEEN ΜOMS In 2009, the birthrates of U.S. teenagers fell to the lowest rate ever reported. BIRTH RATE FOR TEENS AGED 15-19 100 80 60 40 20 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2009 IN 1940 IN 1960 IN 2009 THERE WERE THERE WERE THERE WERE 300,750 TEEN BIRTHS 587,000 409,840 TEEN BIRTHS TEEN BIRTHS BIRTHRATES DECLINED IN 31 STATES BETWEEN 2007-2009 LARGEST DECREASE NEW HAMPSIRE ONLY INCREASE WEST VIRGINIA when asked, 6 out of 10 teens who have had sex say they wished they had waited. DISTRIBUTION OF TEEN BIRTHS BY RACE/ETHNICITY 52% OF LATINA TEENS GOT PREGNANT AT LEAST ONCE BEFORE AGE 20 - NEARLY TWICE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE OTHER HISPANIC 34% WHITE 39% 50% OF BLACK TEENS GOT PREGNANT AT LEAST ONCE BEFORE AGE 20 - NEARLY TWICE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE BLACK 24% HOWEVER WHITE TEENS ACCOUNT FOR THE LARGEST SHARE OF TEEN BIRTHS IN THE UNITED STATES. SOURCES The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ΤEEN ΜOMS In 2009, the birthrates of U.S. teenagers fell to the lowest rate ever reported. BIRTH RATE FOR TEENS AGED 15-19 100 80 60 40 20 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2009 IN 1940 IN 1960 IN 2009 THERE WERE THERE WERE THERE WERE 300,750 TEEN BIRTHS 587,000 409,840 TEEN BIRTHS TEEN BIRTHS BIRTHRATES DECLINED IN 31 STATES BETWEEN 2007-2009 LARGEST DECREASE NEW HAMPSIRE ONLY INCREASE WEST VIRGINIA when asked, 6 out of 10 teens who have had sex say they wished they had waited. DISTRIBUTION OF TEEN BIRTHS BY RACE/ETHNICITY 52% OF LATINA TEENS GOT PREGNANT AT LEAST ONCE BEFORE AGE 20 - NEARLY TWICE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE OTHER HISPANIC 34% WHITE 39% 50% OF BLACK TEENS GOT PREGNANT AT LEAST ONCE BEFORE AGE 20 - NEARLY TWICE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE BLACK 24% HOWEVER WHITE TEENS ACCOUNT FOR THE LARGEST SHARE OF TEEN BIRTHS IN THE UNITED STATES. SOURCES The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ΤEEN ΜOMS In 2009, the birthrates of U.S. teenagers fell to the lowest rate ever reported. BIRTH RATE FOR TEENS AGED 15-19 100 80 60 40 20 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2009 IN 1940 IN 1960 IN 2009 THERE WERE THERE WERE THERE WERE 300,750 TEEN BIRTHS 587,000 409,840 TEEN BIRTHS TEEN BIRTHS BIRTHRATES DECLINED IN 31 STATES BETWEEN 2007-2009 LARGEST DECREASE NEW HAMPSIRE ONLY INCREASE WEST VIRGINIA when asked, 6 out of 10 teens who have had sex say they wished they had waited. DISTRIBUTION OF TEEN BIRTHS BY RACE/ETHNICITY 52% OF LATINA TEENS GOT PREGNANT AT LEAST ONCE BEFORE AGE 20 - NEARLY TWICE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE OTHER HISPANIC 34% WHITE 39% 50% OF BLACK TEENS GOT PREGNANT AT LEAST ONCE BEFORE AGE 20 - NEARLY TWICE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE BLACK 24% HOWEVER WHITE TEENS ACCOUNT FOR THE LARGEST SHARE OF TEEN BIRTHS IN THE UNITED STATES. SOURCES The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ΤEEN ΜOMS In 2009, the birthrates of U.S. teenagers fell to the lowest rate ever reported. BIRTH RATE FOR TEENS AGED 15-19 100 80 60 40 20 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2009 IN 1940 IN 1960 IN 2009 THERE WERE THERE WERE THERE WERE 300,750 TEEN BIRTHS 587,000 409,840 TEEN BIRTHS TEEN BIRTHS BIRTHRATES DECLINED IN 31 STATES BETWEEN 2007-2009 LARGEST DECREASE NEW HAMPSIRE ONLY INCREASE WEST VIRGINIA when asked, 6 out of 10 teens who have had sex say they wished they had waited. DISTRIBUTION OF TEEN BIRTHS BY RACE/ETHNICITY 52% OF LATINA TEENS GOT PREGNANT AT LEAST ONCE BEFORE AGE 20 - NEARLY TWICE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE OTHER HISPANIC 34% WHITE 39% 50% OF BLACK TEENS GOT PREGNANT AT LEAST ONCE BEFORE AGE 20 - NEARLY TWICE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE BLACK 24% HOWEVER WHITE TEENS ACCOUNT FOR THE LARGEST SHARE OF TEEN BIRTHS IN THE UNITED STATES. SOURCES The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy Centers for Disease Control and Prevention