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Teen Pregnancy and Parenthood

Teen Pregnancy and Parenthood. Chapter 4. Pregnancy Statistics . Teen pregnancy costs the United States at least $7 billion annually More than 2/3 of all teenagers who have a baby will not graduate from high school.  750,000 teenage women aged 15–19 become pregnant each year

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Teen Pregnancy and Parenthood

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  1. Teen Pregnancy and Parenthood Chapter 4

  2. Pregnancy Statistics • Teen pregnancy costs the United States at least $7 billion annually • More than 2/3 of all teenagers who have a baby will not graduate from high school.  • 750,000 teenage women aged 15–19 become pregnant each year • Thirty-four percent of young women become pregnant at least once before they reach the age of 20

  3. Pregnancy Statistics • Teen mothers are less likely to complete high school (only one-third receive a high school diploma) and only 1.5% have a college degree by age 30. • Teen mothers are more likely to end up on welfare (nearly 80 percent of unmarried teen mothers end up on welfare). • The children of teenage mothers have lower birth weights, are more likely to perform poorly in school, and are at greater risk of abuse and neglect. • The sons of teen mothers are 13 percent more likely to end up in prison while teen daughters are 22 percent more likely to become teen mothers themselves.

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