US Teen Birth Rates Drop To New Low

Teen birth rates have dropped significantly, most notably among Hispanic teens, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Among adolescents aged 15 to 19 years, the birth rate rate fell by close to one half from 1991 to 2011 - from approximately 62 births for every 1,000 teens to 31 births per 1,000. During the most recent period examined, 2007 to 2011, rates dropped 25%, from 41.5 to around 31. Rates decreased during that time by 30% in seven states, and Utah and Arizona each had a 35% reduction...

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