Teen pregnancy rates are tip in New Mexico and lowest in New Hampshire, according to a new news on a many stream state-level information on pregnancy, birthrates and abortions among 15- to 19-year-olds.
The information is from 2008, a many stream year that extensive information is available, according to a reproductive rights group a Guttmacher Institute. Though 16 states did see an boost in teen pregnancies between 2005 and 2008, a research suggests that altogether rates are stability their decades-long decline.
“There are a few pivotal factors pushing a long-term declines in teen pregnancies,†Guttmacher comparison researcher Laura Lindberg pronounced in a statement. “It is now a normal for teenagers to use contraceptives during initial sex, that creates a settlement of continued preventive use down a road. Additionally, teenagers increasingly use a many effective birth-control methods, including hormonal methods and long-acting preventive methods like a IUD. By contrast, there has been reduction change in teens’ levels of passionate activity.â€
IUDs, or intrauterine devices, are tiny t-shaped inclination that are extrinsic into a uterus to forestall pregnancy. They have a low disaster rate and final for between 5 and 10 years, depending on a type.
Nationwide statistics suggested in 2012 that a teen pregnancy rate strike a 40-year low in 2008. In 2008, a inhabitant teen pregnancy rate was 68 pregnancies per 1,000 teens, a 42 percent decrease from a rise rate of 117 pregnancies per 1,000 teenagers in 1990.
With reduce pregnancy rates, termination rates dropped, too. In 2008, a teen termination rate strike 17.8 abortions per 1,000 women, a lowest given a legalization of termination in 1973.
State-by-state information is harder to come by, that is because a latest news comes out a year after a national data. The formula advise that while a altogether design is positive, a teen’s chances of apropos pregnant change widely from state to state.
The tip pregnancy rate as of 2008 was in New Mexico, where 93 out of 1,000 teenagers became pregnant. Mississippi, Texas, Nevada, Arkansas and Arizona dull out a tip 6 states for teen pregnancy.
In a lowest-ranked state, New Hampshire, usually 33 out of 1,000 teenagers became pregnant, a information revealed. Vermont, Minnesota, North Dakota and Massachusetts followed with likewise low rates. [See List of State-by-State Teen Pregnancy Rankings]
Because of abortion and miscarriage, pregnancies don’t always outcome in birth. The tip teen birthrate in a nation was in Mississippi, where 55 out of 1,000 teenagers became mothers in 2010. (Birthrate information is accessible some-more fast than altogether pregnancy data, so these statistics are some-more current.) The lowest teen birthrate was in New Hampshire, with 16 out of 1,000 births per teen.
The teen termination rate was tip in New York, with 37 abortions per 1,000 teen women in 2008. It was lowest in South Dakota, where 5 out of each 1,000 teenagers got an termination that year.
Teen pregnancy rates declined in each state between 1988 and 2005, a trend that did not reason between 2005 and 2008. Sixteen states saw an boost in a teen pregnancy rate of 5 percent or some-more in that timeframe.
Louisiana saw a largest bump, from 67 to 80 pregnancies per 1,000 from 2005 to 2008. However, Guttmacher researchers noted, Hurricane Katrina caused disruptions and an exodus from a state in 2005, creation that year’s teen pregnancy rate artificially low. Utah’s teen pregnancy rate went adult by 12 percent between 2005 and 2008, and Pennsylvania’s went adult by 11 percent. [10 Facts About a Teen Brain]
New Jersey’s teen pregnancy rate decreased a many in those 3 years, dropping 13 percent from 71 to 62 pregnancies per 1,000 teen women. Nevada and Arizona saw a next-biggest drops during 9 percent and 8 percent, respectively.
The boost in teen pregnancies in some states is “troubling,†a report’s authors wrote, though it might exhibit short-term fluctuations rather than long-term trends. Birthrates continued to decrease between 2008 and 2010, and a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported another dump for teen abortions in 2009, suggesting that teen pregnancy declines are stability over a prolonged term.
“If termination rates stay comparatively unvaried by 2010, teen pregnancy rates in particular states, like birthrates, will decline,†a authors wrote.
The full Guttmacher report, expelled currently (Feb. 25) is accessible online.
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1. New York
Average Annual Cost of Infant Care: $14,009
State Median Income for Single Mother Family: $25,852
State Median Income for a Two-Parent Family: $88,189
2. Minnesota
Average Annual Cost of Infant Care: $13,579
State Median Income for Single Mother Family: $26,123
State Median Income for a Two-Parent Family: $87,271
3. Oregon
Average Annual Cost of Infant Care: $11,079
State Median Income for Single Mother Family: $22,250
State Median Income for a Two-Parent Family: $72,166
4. Colorado
Average Annual Cost of Infant Care: $12,621
State Median Income for Single Mother Family: $26,366
State Median Income for a Two-Parent Family: $83,063
5. Hawaii
Average Annual Cost of Infant Care: $12,876
State Median Income for Single Mother Family: $29,466
State Median Income for a Two-Parent Family: $87,430
6. Kansas
Average Annual Cost of Infant Care: $11,023
State Median Income for Single Mother Family: $23,446
State Median Income for a Two-Parent Family: $75,086
7. California
Average Annual Cost of Infant Care: $11,823
State Median Income for Single Mother Family: $27,534
State Median Income for a Two-Parent Family: $80,796
8. Illinois
Average Annual Cost of Infant Care: $12,199
State Median Income for Single Mother Family: $24,833
State Median Income for a Two-Parent Family: $84,779
9. Massachusetts
Average Annual Cost of Infant Care: $14,980
State Median Income for Single Mother Family: $27,922
State Median Income for a Two-Parent Family: $105,537
10. Indiana
Average Annual Cost of Infant Care: $9,880
State Median Income for Single Mother Family: $22,178
State Median Income for a Two-Parent Family: $73,270
10. Wisconsin
Average Annual Cost of Infant Care: $10,775
State Median Income for Single Mother Family: $23,568
State Median Income for a Two-Parent Family: $79,589
12. Michigan
Average Annual Cost of Infant Care: $10,114
State Median Income for Single Mother Family: $21, 385
State Median Income for a Two-Parent Family:$76,712
12. Washington
Average Annual Cost of Infant Care: $10,920
State Median Income for Single Mother Family: $25,731
State Median Income for a Two-Parent Family: $82,870
14. Rhode Island
Average Annual Cost of Infant Care: $11,830
State Median Income for Single Mother family: $25,607
State Median Income for a Two-Parent Family: $91,065
15. New Hampshire
Average Annual Cost of Infant Care: $11,995
State Median Income for Single Mother Family: $28,756
State Median Income for a Two-Parent Family: $92,823
16. Maine
Average Annual Cost of Infant Care: $9,256
State Median Income for Single Mother Family: $21,940
State Median Income for a Two-Parent Family: $72,196
16. Nevada
Average Annual Cost of Infant Care: $9,413
State Median Income for Single Mother Family: $29, 245
State Median Income for a Two-Parent Family: $73,563
16. North Carolina
Average Annual Cost of Infant Care: $9,185
State Median Income for Single Mother Family: $21,344
State Median Income for a Two-Parent Family: $72,022
16. Pennsylvania
Average Annual Cost of Infant Care: $10,504
Single Median Income for Single Mother Family: $23,472
State Median Income for a Two-Parent Family: $82,141
20. Arizona
Average Annual Cost of Infant Care: $8,946
Single Median Income or Single Mother Family: $25,682
State Median Income for a Two-Parent Family: $70,563
21. Vermont
Average Annual Cost of Infant Care: $9,612
State Median Income for Single Mother Family: $25,336
State Median Income for a Two-Parent Family: $76,965
22. Montana
Average Annual Cost of Infant Care: $8,307
State Median Income for Single Mother Family: $20,333
State Median Income for a Two-Parent Family: $68,574
23. Connecticut
Average Annual Cost of Infant Care: $12,844
State Median Income for Single Mother Family: $30,795
State Median Income for a Two-Parent Family: $106,847
23. Maryland
Average Annual Cost of Infant Care: $12,878
State Median Income for Single Mother Family: $36,580
State Median Income for a Two-Parent Family: $107,756
25. Iowa
Average Annual Cost of Infant Care: $ 8,859
State Median Income for Single Mother Family: $22,809
State Median Income for a Two-Parent Family: $75,581
25. Texas
Average Annual Cost of Infant Care: $8,323
State Median Income for Single Mother Family: $22,705
State Median Income for a Two-Parent Family: $71,308
27. Missouri
Average Annual Cost of Infant Care: $8,580
State Median Income for Single Mother Family: $21,748
State Median Income for a Two-Parent Family: $73,880
27. Virginia
Average Annual Cost of Infant Care: $10,670
State Median income for Single Mother Family: $28,965
State Median Income for a Two-Parent Family: $92,212
29. Tennessee
Average Annual Cost of Infant Care: $7,748
State Median Income for Single Mother Family: $20,254
State Median Income for a Two-Parent Family: $68,223
30. Florida
Average Annual Cost of Infant Care: $8,009
State Median Income for Single Mother Family: $25,286
State Median Income for a Two-Parent Family: $71,051
30. Utah
Average Annual Cost of Infant Care: $7,848
State Median Income for Single Mother Family: $27,626
State Median Income for a Two-Parent Family: $69,638
32. Oklahoma
Average Annual Cost of Infant Care: $7,288
State Median Income for Single Mother Family: $20,272
State Median Income for a Two-Parent Family: $65,458
33. West Virginia
Average Annual Cost of Infant Care: $6,932
State Median Income for Single Mother Family: $16,921
State Median Income for a Two-Parent Family: $62,854
34. Delaware
Average Annual Cost of Infant Care: $9,620
State Median Income for Single Mother Family: $30,675
State Median Income for a Two-Parent Family: $88,825
35. New Mexico
Average Annual Cost of Infant Care: $6,843
State Median Income for Single Mother Family: $21,742
State Median Income for a Two-Parent Family: $64,842
36. Alaska
Average Annual Cost of Infant Care: $9,336
State Median Income for Single Mother Family: $31,134
State Median Income for a Two-Parent Family: $89,794
37. New Jersey
Average Annual Cost of Infant Care: $11,135
State Median Income for Single Mother Family: $30,732
State Median Income for a Two-Parent family: $107,663
37. Wyoming
Average Annual Cost of Infant Care: $7,727
State Median Income for Single Mother Family: $25,824
State Median Income for a Two-Parent Family: $75,169
39. Nebraska
Average Annual Cost of Infant Care: $7,639
State Median Income for Single Mother Family: $23,601
State Median Income for a Two-Parent Family: $74,787
39. Ohio
Average Annual Cost of Infant Care: $7,889
State Median Income for Single Mother Family: $20,765
State Median Income for a Two-Parent Family: $77,032
41. North Dakota
Average Annual Cost of Infant Care: $7,705
State Median Income for Single Mother Family: $21,545
State Median Income for a Two-Parent Family: $77,544
42. Kentucky
Average Annual Cost of Infant Care: $6,594
State Median Income for Single Mother Family: $18,735
State Median Income for a Two-Parent Family: $67,998
43. Georgia
Average Annual Cost of Infant Care: $7,030
State Median Income for Single Mother Family: $23,602
State Income for a Two-Parent Family: $74,939
43. Idaho
Average Annual Cost of Infant Care: $5,834
State Median Income for Single Mother Family: $22,486
State Median Income for a Two-Parent Family: $62,051
45. Arkansas
Average Annual Cost of Infant Care: $5,437
State Median Income for Single Mother Family: $18,683
State Median Income for a Two-Parent Family: $62,035
46. South Carolina
Average Annual Cost of Infant Care: $5,855
State Median Income for Single Mother Family: $20,769
State Median Income for a Two-Parent Family: $71,480
46. South Dakota
Average Annual Cost of Infant Care: $5,947
State Median Income for Single Mother Family: $22,989
State Median Income for a Two-Parent Family: $72,264
48. Louisiana
Average Annual Cost of Infant Care: $5,901
State Median Income for Single Mother Family: $19,853
State Median Income for a Two-Parent Family: $77,089
49. Alabama
Average Annual Cost of Infant Care: $5,356
State Median Income for Single Mother Family: $19,492
State Median Income for a Two-Parent Family: $70,657
50. Mississippi
Average Annual cost of Infant Care: $4,591
State Median Income for Single Mother Family: $17,796
State Median Income for a Two-Parent Family: $65,668
