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32 Cards in this Set
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Teens who are high school age get pregnant at a rate of about 22 per 1000 students every year.
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Around 70 percent of pregnant teens drop out of high school.
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Overall, 1 in 4 teen girls does not complete high school in the allotted 4 years.
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The drop out numbers are higher for minority girls, where up to 50 percent of them don't finish high school in some areas.
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At least a third of girls who drop out do so because of pregnancy
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Latina teens have the highest drop out rate among pregnant teens.
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The rates of high school dropouts vary significantly, with Utah having the lowest drop out rate, and Georgia having the highest.
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Only half of teen girls who drop out of high school are employed.
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Employed dropouts make significantly less than those who finish high school.
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If a sexually active teen does not use contraceptives, there is a 90 percent chance that she will become pregnant inside a year.
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Teens who are high school age get pregnant at a rate of about 22 per 1000 students every year.
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Around 70 percent of pregnant teens drop out of high school.
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Overall, 1 in 4 teen girls does not complete high school in the allotted 4 years.
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The drop out numbers are higher for minority girls, where up to 50 percent of them don't finish high school in some areas.
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At least a third of girls who drop out do so because of pregnancy
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Latina teens have the highest drop out rate among pregnant teens.
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The rates of high school dropouts vary significantly, with Utah having the lowest drop out rate, and Georgia having the highest.
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Only half of teen girls who drop out of high school are employed.
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Employed dropouts make significantly less than those who finish high school.
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If a sexually active teen does not use contraceptives, there is a 90 percent chance that she will become pregnant inside a year.
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Most sexually active females use some sort of birth control. A condom is most common, since access to the pill is limited.
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70 percent of teens would not use contraceptives if their parents were made aware of their visits to family planning centers and clinics.
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21 states (plus the District of Columbia) allow contraceptive services without parental involvement.
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Of all the developed nations, the U.S. has the highest rate of teen pregnancy.
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The U.S. has a teen pregnancy rate that is twice that of England and Canada and eight times that as Japan and the Netherlands.
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82 percent of pregnancies amongst teens are unplanned.
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About 20 percent of all intended pregnancies each year are related to teenagers.
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29 percent of teen pregnancies end in abortion. Most parents support a teen’s choice to have an abortion.
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48 percent of new cases of STDs occur among those aged 15 to 24.
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Teens represent only about 25 percent of the sexually active population.
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HPV accounts for close to half of the diagnosed STD cases each year for 14 to 24 year olds.
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Teenagers who have babies are more likely to not finish high school and have their future plans interrupted.
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