State disparities in teenage birth rates in the United States

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• Description:
  Key findings
  
  • In 2008, state-specific teenage birth rates varied widely, from less than 25.0 per 1,000 15–19 year olds to more than 60.0.
  
  • Rates for non-Hispanic white and Hispanic teenagers were uniformly higher in the Southeast and lower in the Northeast and California.
  
  • The highest rates for non- Hispanic black teenagers were reported in the upper Midwest and in the Southeast.
  
  • The race and Hispanic origin-specific birth rates by state as well as the population composition of states by race and Hispanic origin contribute to state variations in overall teenage birth rates.
  
  In 2008, state-specific teenage birth rates varied widely, from less than 25.0 per 1,000 15-19 year olds to more than 60.0. Rates for non-Hispanic white and Hispanic teenagers were uniformly higher in the Southeast and lower in the Northeast and California. The highest rates for non-Hispanic black teenagers were reported in the upper Midwest and in the Southeast. The race and Hispanic origin-specific birth rates by state as well as the population composition of states by race and Hispanic origin contribute to state variations in overall teenage birth rates.
  
  Suggested citation: Mathews TJ, Sutton PD, Hamilton BE, Ventura SJ. State disparities in teenage birth rates in the United States. NCHS data brief, no 46. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2010.
  
  CS216871
  
  T37970 (10/2010)
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Birth Rate Birth Rate/ethnology Pregnancy Pregnancy In Adolescence Pregnancy In Adolescence/ethnology Young Adult
• Series:
  NCHS Data Briefs
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Statistics ; Report
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Center for Health Statistics
• Topic:
  Health Statistics
• Issue:
  46
• Collection(s):
  Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) National Center for Health Statistics
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