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Estimated Percentage of Females Who Will Become Teen Mothers: Differences across States. Research Brief. Publication #2009-09
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Perper, Kate; Manlove, Jennifer – Child Trends, 2009
In 2006, the teen birth rate rose for the first time since 1991. Between 2005 and 2006, the birth rate increased 3 percent for teens aged 15-17 and 4 percent for teens aged 18-19. Teenage childbearing has negative consequences both for the mothers involved and for their children. For example, teen mothers and their children experience poorer…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Adolescents, Early Parenthood, Females