- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Title:
- Adolescent pregnancies/births for high school students
- Creator:
- Georgia. Governor's Office for Children and Families
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Governor's Office for Children and Families
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. Governor's Office for Children and Families
- Date of Original:
- 2010-05
- Subject:
- Teenage pregnancy--Georgia--Statistics
Teenage pregnancy--Economic aspects--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- line graphs
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Fact sheet
- External Identifiers:
- OCLC 1378021291
IZ MMS ID 9942295483902959
Call Number G620.C55 M1 2010 A31
NZ MMS ID 9923812597902931 - Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_s-ga-bg620-pc55-bm1-b2010-ba31-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_s-ga-bg620-pc55-bm1-b2010-ba31-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
Trend Data
HEALTHY
- IMPROVE Health of Children
GOCF outcome indicator: adolescent pregnancies/births
-for high school students
Number of Pregnancies for Females in Georgia, Ages 15-19
25000
24000
23000
22000
21000
20000
19000 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Georgia Department of Community Health Division of Public Health, OASIS Web Query, 2010.
According to the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, teenage pregnancy is linked to social issues such as poverty, income, child wellbeing, education, responsible fatherhood, and out-of-wedlock births. Although costly for most teen parents, childbearing costs are greatest for younger teens. In Georgia, the average annual cost associated with a child born to a mother 17 and younger is $3,526. The national Youth Risk Behavior Survey reports that in 2005, 62.8% and 17.6% of sexually active youth surveyed used a condom and birth control pills, respectively, during their last sexual intercourse. In addition to an increased risk of pregnancy, teen sexual intercourse can result in contracting harmful sexual transmitted diseases and infections (STDs/STIs).
Births to 15-19 year-olds make up roughly 98% of all teen births. Children born to teen mothers are twice as likely to be victims of abuse or neglect. Although teen birth rates decreased from 1994-2004 for non-Hispanic whites and African-Americans by 26% and
39%; respectively, births for Hispanics have increased. In 2004, 80% of teens that gave birth were not married, compared to 75% in 1994 and 51% during the `80s.
Data Source: Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention, 2010. National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, 2010. US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, 2004.
May 2010