New Teen Pregnancy Data Now Available The teen pregnancy rate in the United States has declined by 36% between 1990 and 2002, according to new data from the Guttmacher Institute. Previously, national pregnancy data was available only through 2000. Other highlights from the new data include: National Data: The national teen pregnancy rate (aged 15-19) declined 36% between 1990 and 2002. Among sexually experienced teens only, the rate declined 28% during that time period. The teen pregnancy rate in 2002 was 74.5 pregnancies per 1,000 women aged 15-19, down from its peak in 1990 of 116.9. There are now about 750,000 teen pregnancies annually (among those aged 15-19), down from just over 1 million in 1990. Racial/Ethnic: The rate of pregnancy among black women aged 15-19 declined 40% between 1990 and 2002. The decline among white teens was 34%. The decline among Hispanic teens was 19% State Data: Between 1988 and 2000 (most recent state-specific data available), teen pregnancy rates declined in every state and in DC. To read the full Guttmacher report, please visit: http://guttmacher.org/pubs/2006/09/12/USTPstats.pdf

Foster Care Youth By age 19, nearly half of young women in foster care have been pregnant compared to about one fifth of their peers not in foster care, according to research developed by Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago and released by the National Campaign. Additionally, nearly half of teens girls in foster care who have been pregnant have had a subsequent pregnancy, compared to 29% of their peers outside the system. The latest issue brief from the National Campaign -- Science Says #27 -- presents detailed data on sexual behavior, contraception, pregnancy and birth rates, and the use of reproductive health services among youth in foster care.

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