3. Concerns (1)
▧ Most female teens report that they would be very upset (58%) or a little upset
(29%) if they got pregnant, while the remaining 13% report that they would be a
little or very pleased
▧ Most teen males report that they would be very upset (47%) or a little upset (34%)
if they got someone pregnant, while the remaining 18% report that they would be
pleased or a little pleased
4. Concerns (2)
▧ Less than half of teen mothers ever graduate from high school and fewer than 2%
earn a college degree by age 30
▧ Almost 50% of teens have never considered how a pregnancy would affect their
lives
▧ 8 out of 10 teen dads don’t marry the mother of their child
6. Pregnancies
▧ 3 in 10 girls in the U.S. will get pregnant at
least once before they are 20
▧ About 25% of teen moms have a second child
within 24 months of their first baby
▧ Each year, almost 615,000 U.S. women aged
15–19 become pregnant
▧ Two-thirds of all teen pregnancies occur
among the oldest teens (18–19-year-olds)
10. Childbearing
▧ In 2011, there were 334,000 births among girls
aged 19 or younger, representing 8% of all
U.S. births
▧ Nearly all teen births are nonmarital—89% in
2011, up from 79% in 2000
13. Sex Education
▧ Abstinence-Only has been proven to be less effective because it does not teach
use of contraceptives
▧ When a school supports BOTH abstinence and use of contraceptives there is
delayed or reduced sexual activity, reduced number of sexual partners, or
increased use of condoms or other contraceptives
16. Contraceptive Use
▧ The majority of sexually experienced teens (78% of females and 85% of males)
used contraceptives the first time they had sex
▧ Nearly one in four female teens at risk for unintended pregnancy (18%) and were
not using any contraceptive method at last intercourse
▧ 82% percent of teen pregnancies are unplanned; teens account for about 20% of
all unintended pregnancies annually
19. Decline of Birth Rates
▧ The 2010 rate (57 per 1,000 women aged 15-19) was a record low and
represented a 51% decline from the peak rate of 117 per 1,000, which occurred in
1990
▧ The decline in teen pregnancy rates in the United States is due primarily to teens’
improved contraceptive use
22. Contraceptives and Abstinence
▧ When contraceptive use and abstinence are taught together, it is more effective
▧ Use of contraceptives dramatically decreases the chance of unplanned
pregnancy