SEX STATISTICS - Teen Pregnancy

The following statistics are from The National Coalition for the Protection of Children & Familes, and can be found at www.nationalcoalition.org

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Teen Pregnancy

• An estimated 18% of girls who are 15 years old will have a baby before age 20. The Percentage of Teens Having Sex Continues to Decline, Amber Moore.  www.childtrends.org, 24 November, 2003.
• The United States' birth rate among teens is the highest compared to France, Canada, Japan and Great Britain. What is the Story on Teen Sexuality?, Andrea Pennington, M.D.   health.discovery.com.
• 85 percent of the 1 million teen pregnancies per year in the United States are unplanned.  Statistics on Teen Pregnancies.  www.pregnacny-info.net.
• Women ages 20-24 obtain 32% of all abortions. Who Has Abortions?  Focus on the Family.  www.family.org - 22.1KB
• 82 percent of teens did not use birth control pills during last sexual intercourse. US Teens’ Sexual Behavior Statistics.  Focus on the Family. www.family.org, 24 July, 2003.
• Each year, one in ten girls under the ages of 20 – one million per year – becomes pregnant; 40% of these pregnancies will end in abortion. Stop Worrying, Start Talking.  Better Homes and Gardens, 2003.
• 84 percent of teens say pregnancy-prevention programs should teach young people to be married before they have a child.  Teens want to wait for sex, Joyce Howard Price.  The Washington Times, December 2003.
• 42 percent of teens ages 13-17 see having a baby outside of marriage as morally acceptable.  Teens’ Marriage Views Reflect Changing Norms, Linda Lyons.  The Gallup Organization, 18 November 2003.
• The highest unwed birthrates are among those age 20-24. Abstinence Until Marriage: The Best Message for Teens, Bridget E. Maher.  Family Research Council, 7 September 2004.
• Teen childbearing costs U.S. taxpayers an estimated $7 billion per year in social services and lost tax revenue due to government dependency. Abstinence Until Marriage: The Best Message for Teens, Bridget E. Maher.  Family Research Council,
  7 September 2004.
• 80 percent of women who choose to parent while they are teens will live at the poverty level for 10 years or more. Promiscuous Plague, Karen Testerman.  The World & I, March 2004.