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Reality: One Teenager Becomes

Pregnant Every Minute!

State Rate Rank State Rate Rank State Rate RankDC 128 51

Nevada 113 50 Tennessee 89 33 West Virginia 67 16

Arizona 104 49 Louisiana 87 32 Rhode Island 67 15

Mississippi 103 48 Illinois 87 31 Idaho 62 14

New Mexico 103 47 Oklahoma 86 30 Montana 60 13

Texas 101 46 Colorado 82 29 Pennsylvania 60 12

Florida 97 45 Oregon 79 28 Massachusetts 60 11

California 96 44 Wyoming 77 27 Nebraska 59 10

Georgia 95 43 Kentucky 76 26 Wisconsin 55 09

North

Carolina

95 42 Washington 75 25 Iowa 55 08

Arkansas 93 41 Michigan 75 24 South Dakota 54 07

Delaware 93 40 Ohio 74 23 Utah 53 06

Hawaii 93 39 Missouri 74 22 Maine 52 05

MARYLAND 91 38 Alaska 73 21 Minnesota 50 04

New York 91 37 Indiana 73 20 New Hampshire 47 03

Alabama 90 36 Virginia 72 19 Vermont 44 02

New Jersey 90 35 Connecticut 70 18 North Dakota 42 01

South Carolina 89 34 Kansas 69 17

Teen Pregnancy Rates# of girls 15-19 who are pregnant out of 1000 girls

Rank #1= the best Rank #51 = the worst

The Costs of Teen Pregnancies

• Costs to Students– 67% of teen moms drop out.

• Dropouts earn about 260,000 less in a lifetime

– Costs to Families• The average cost to raise a child up to age 2 is $5,440, and since

most teen moms can’t afford that, the families have to contribute

– Costs to Schools• Loss of funding when a student drops out• Costs of special programs to help her and her child

– Costs to Society• Costs of public assistance $2.2 billion each year. 80% of teen moms

end up on public assistance• Child Abuse programs – Children of teen moms are 2 times more like

to be abused than those born to 20 or 21 year olds• Medical Care - $1.5 billion each year is spent to provide medical care

to mom and baby

The Impact of Teen Pregnancy on a teen parent and his or her child

• Check out the March of Dimes Handout

http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/14332_1159.asp