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Teenage
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Appendix A:
Percent Change in Teen Birth Rate per 1,000 Women Ages 15 to 19:
1991-1996, State-by-State Ranking
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 |
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† 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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