Teen Birth Rate: Mississippi Quadruples New Hampshire

[The Straight Story]

Teen Birth Rate: Mississippi Quadruples New Hampshire

Teen births declined overall in the United States for 2009, the latest year available according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But a wide disparity exists between states with the highest and lowest rates, which are based on the number births by teenagers 15-19 years old per 1,000 individuals.

Mississippi, with the highest rate (64.2), is four times that of New Hampshire, which has the lowest rate (16.4). Geographically, the highest teen rates are found in the Southwest and Southeast: New Mexico (63.9), Texas (60.7), Oklahoma (60.1), Arkansas (59.3), Louisiana (52.7), Kentucky (51.3), Alabama (50.7), Arizona (50.6) and Tennessee (50.6).

The lowest teen birth rates are all in New England, with New Hampshire joined by Vermont (17.4), Massachusetts (19.6) an Connecticut (21.0).

http://www.allgov.com/Controversies/ViewNews/Teen_Birth_Rate__Mississippi_Quadruples_New_Hampshire_110430

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1. It's the weather.

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[Drale]

4. I think it has to do with the fact that

New HH is a blue state is probably has better sex ed programs and has good access to contraceptives, while Mississippi is a red state, and most likely has little to no sex ed and little to no access to contraceptives.

[GodlessBiker]

7. Indeed. Red states are more likely to see females as baby machines.

[aquart]

6. How interesting that you would be so interested.

[Kingofalldems]

9. +1

[geckosfeet]

10. I am interested in the interest as well. Lets break everything down along

racial boundaries. Then we can perpetuate all the convenient stereotypes and racism and have some numbers to point to as well.

Personally, I think the NE states have better education systems. Well, actually, it has nothing to do with what I think. I am parroting a number of studies.

Does Spending More on Education Work? State Rankings of Education Spending
Quality Rankings of Education in the Fifty States
Grades and Highlights Reports Issued for All 50 States and D.C. (link to a pdf - worth a look)

[rsmith6621]

3. But How Could That Be.... They Hammer Abstain From Sex..

...until married into those kids head. I thought they were all about obey-n God

[Joe Bacon]

5. Gosh, just wait till Haley defunds that damn Planned Parenthood!

Yep, Haley gonna follow in the footsteps of ol'Mitch in Indiana and pull the plug on Planned Parenthood.

Now, sit back and watch the teen pregnancy rate explode higher, along with a lot more STD's!

[OHdem10]

8. New England has the lowest divorce rates and these same

Southern States have highest divorce rates.

May I get political. The Southern States have been under
Conservative Economic Fundamentalism it seems forever.
Therefore, Highest Rate of Poverty, near the bottom on Education
Lower wages relative to other states.

Income Education and Poverty influence heavily out of wedlock
births and the ability to maintain strong marriages.

Being anti-birth control education does not help.

[Contrary1]

11. Look for Indiana to be #1 soon...

The crappy governor is defunding Planned Parenthood, so we're likely to lose federal funds too.

Idiots here don't realize that preventing unwanted pregnancies would cost them less than taking care of the children once they get here.

Maybe they'll figure it out eventually.









Nah.

[Arkana]

12. But I thought abstinence-only sex ed was foolproof!

[toddwv]

13. The Republicans are working hard to ensure that those numbers increase.