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Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Why is the U.S. teen birth rate falling?

The teen birth rate in the United States is at a record low, dropping below 18 births per 1,000 girls and women ages 15 to 19 for the first time since the government began regularly collecting data on this group, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of newly released data from the National Center for Health Statistics.

In 2018, the birth rate among 15- to 19-year-old girls and women was less than half of what it had been in 2008 (41.5 births per 1,000). Asians and Pacific Islanders led the way over this time, followed by Hispanics, with teen birth rate declines of 74% and 65%, respectively. Rates for white and black teens fell by more than 50% over the past decade as well.

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Publishers Notes: I wonder what change, if any, will be seen after lockdown.

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

Well, how about that! Education and access to contraception actually works. While abstinence only methods without education produces WILDLY higher teen pregnancy rates.

Imagine that!

Anonymous said...

Greater numbers of same sex partners produces WILDLY fewer teen pregnancy rates.

Anonymous said...

How about easy access to abortion?

Anonymous said...

Ahhh come on, sex dolls are now the craze.....well at least in that report Joe showed from South Korea earlier in the week!

~rimshot!~

Anonymous said...

Reproducing humans is so old school
Out of date

We get dogs now

Anonymous said...

The birth rate will even get lower after the lockdown because we've all seen too much of each other.Infidelity will increase twofold.

Anonymous said...

Birth control also has expanded. Used to have to take a pill and that's to hard to remember. Now they have implants.

Anonymous said...

Shhh dont tell Pence that

Anonymous said...

And yet here you are

Anonymous said...

You don't need one if you have easier access to contraception and sexual education.

Anonymous said...

Not everyone hates their spouse, just the boomer generation apparently

Anonymous said...

116 - HAHAHAHAHAHAHA