1991-1996, State-by-State Ranking
Teenage Pregnancy, The Case for Prevention [PDF]
|
Rank
|
State
|
1991 Teen Birth Rate
|
1996 Teen Birth Rate
|
% Change
|
|
1
|
Alaska
|
65
|
46
|
-29
|
|
2
|
Maine
|
44
|
31
|
-28
|
|
3
|
Vermont
|
39
|
30
|
-23
|
|
4
|
Michigan
|
59
|
47
|
-21
|
|
5
|
Wyoming
|
54
|
44
|
-19
|
|
6
|
Hawaii
|
59
|
48
|
-18
|
|
7
|
Montana
|
47
|
39
|
-17
|
|
7
|
South Dakota
|
48
|
40
|
-17
|
|
7
|
Missouri
|
65
|
54
|
-17
|
|
7
|
Ohio
|
61
|
50
|
-17
|
|
11
|
Pennsylvania
|
47
|
39
|
-16
|
|
11
|
Washington
|
54
|
45
|
-16
|
|
11
|
California
|
75
|
63
|
-16
|
|
11
|
Wisconsin
|
44
|
37
|
-16
|
|
15
|
Maryland
|
54
|
46
|
-15
|
|
15
|
Virginia
|
54
|
46
|
-15
|
|
15
|
Colorado
|
58
|
50
|
-15
|
|
15
|
New Jersey
|
42
|
35
|
-15
|
|
15
|
Massachusetts
|
38
|
32
|
-15
|
|
20
|
Florida
|
69
|
59
|
-14
|
|
20
|
New Hampshire
|
33
|
29
|
-14
|
|
20
|
Minnesota
|
37
|
32
|
-14
|
|
20
|
South Carolina
|
73
|
63
|
-14
|
|
24
|
West Virginia
|
58
|
50
|
-13
|
|
*
|
UNITED STATES
|
62
|
54
|
-12
|
|
25
|
Idaho
|
54
|
47
|
-12
|
|
25
|
Louisiana
|
76
|
67
|
-12
|
|
25
|
Tennessee
|
75
|
66
|
-12
|
|
25
|
Oklahoma
|
72
|
63
|
-12
|
|
25
|
Illinois
|
65
|
57
|
-12
|
|
25
|
Mississippi
|
86
|
76
|
-12
|
|
31
|
Iowa
|
43
|
38
|
-11
|
|
31
|
Utah
|
48
|
43
|
-11
|
|
31
|
New Mexico
|
80
|
71
|
-11
|
|
31
|
District of Columbia
|
114
|
102
|
-11
|
|
31
|
Kentucky
|
69
|
62
|
-11
|
|
31
|
Georgia
|
76
|
68
|
-11
|
|
31
|
Kansas
|
55
|
50
|
-11
|
|
38
|
North Carolina
|
71
|
64
|
-10
|
|
39
|
North Dakota
|
36
|
32
|
-9†
|
|
39
|
New York
|
46
|
42
|
-9
|
|
39
|
Nebraska
|
42
|
39
|
-9
|
|
42
|
Arizona
|
81
|
74
|
-8
|
|
42
|
Nevada
|
75
|
70
|
-8
|
|
42
|
Oregon
|
55
|
51
|
-8
|
|
45
|
Connecticut
|
40
|
37
|
-7
|
|
45
|
Indiana
|
61
|
56
|
-7
|
|
45
|
Delaware
|
61
|
57
|
-7†
|
|
45
|
Texas
|
79
|
74
|
-7
|
|
49
|
Rhode Island
|
45
|
43
|
-6†
|
|
49
|
Alabama
|
74
|
69
|
-6
|
|
49
|
Arkansas
|
80
|
75
|
-6
|
______________________________
† Not significant at p < .05.
Ventura SJ, Mathews TJ, Curtin SC. Declines in teenage birth rates, 1991-1997: national and state patterns. National Vital Statistics Report 1998; 47(12):1-16.
Ranking system used in the chart is based on: Annie E. Casey Foundation. When Teens Have Sex: Issues and Trends. Baltimore, MD: The Foundation, 1998.
Source/Citation:
Feijoo AN. Teenage Pregnancy, the Case for Prevention: An Updated Analysis of Recent Trends & Federal Expenditures Associated with Teenage Pregnancy. Washington, DC: Advocates for Youth, 1999.
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