More than 1 million teenage girls in the United States become pregnant each year; nearly half give birth. Why do these young people, who are hardly more than children themselves, become parents? The statistical appendices for the report Risking the Future: Adolescent Sexuality, Pregnancy, and Childbearing provide additional insight into the trends in teenage sexual behavior.
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1 Front Matter; 2 Foreword; 3 Preface; 4 1. Sexual Activity Among Adolescents; 5 2. Contraceptive Use Among Adolescents; 6 3. Pregnancy Among Adolescents; 7 4. Induced Abortion Among Adolescents; 8 5. Marriage Among Pregnant Adolescents; 9 6. Births to Adolescents; 10 7. Adoption of Children Born to Adolescents; 11 8. Adolescent Parents; 12 Addendum
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