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Explore STD and HIV distribution, teen and pre-teen pregnancy rates, abortion rates, and education statistics in the USA. Understand the controversies around banning abortion and abstinence-only sex education. Check which states rejected federal funding for abstinence-only programs in 2006. Detailed data on 8th-grade reading proficiency in 2007.
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Overviewof the USA Health, Social problems and education
Overall Education And Abstinence-only sex education
Eighth Grade Students Achieving Proficiency in Reading, 2007 (%) Sources: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress. Notes: 8th grade public school students who scored at or above the proficient level in reading, as measured and defined by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). (-) indicates data unavailable or inapplicable
Statesthat declined Abstinence-Only Federal Funding 2006 • California $7,055,239 • Connecticut $344,944 • Maine $161,298 • Minnesota $488,623 • New Jersey $914,495 • Pennsylvania $1,693,422 • Rhode Island $165,277 • Wisconsin $602,958 • Wyoming $73,138
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