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Minnesota Statistics

• Every day in 2000, five babies were born to Minnesota teens ages 17 and under. When 18- and 19-year-olds are included in the count, the number jumps to 15 babies born each day to teenagers.
  (source: 2000 Minnesota Health Statistics Annual Summary)
  
  
• In 2000, 1,797 babies were born to teens ages 15-17. In the same year, 87 babies were born to girls under the age of 15. There were 5,396 births to teens ages 15-19.
  (source: 2000 Minnesota Health Statistics Annual Summary, Table 6)
  
  
• Since 1991, Minnesota has achieved a 32% decline in births to teens ages 15-17 and a 20% decline in births to teens ages 18-19.
  (source: Minnesota State Profile, National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy)
  
  
• 17.6% of teen births in Minnesota are to girls who already have at least one child.
  (source: 2000 Minnesota Health Statistics Annual Summary, Table 5)
  
  
• 1n 1998, 29% of fathers of births to teen girls ages 14-15 were men 20 years of age or older.
  (source: Minnesota Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy, Prevention and Parenting, “Age Difference Between Fathers and Teen Mothers in Minnesota,” 1998)
  
  
• Approximately 48% of Minnesota families who were enrolled on welfare in December 1999 began with a teen birth.
  (SOURCE: Minnesota Department of Human Services)
  
  
• In Minnesota, pregnancy and birth rates among youth of color are as much as four to five times higher than white teens in the same geographic area.
  (source: “A Work in Progress: Building a Minnesota State Plan for Teen Pregnancy Prevention and Parenting, V.2,” Task Force Report for Minnesota, distributed by the National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Research Center in the Center for Adolescent Health and Development, University of Minnesota)
  
  
• Birth rates per 1,000 Minnesota teens:

(source: “Births to Teenagers in the U.S., 1940-2000,” National Vital Statistics Report, Centers for Disease Control; “Populations of Color in Minnesota: Health Status Report” Fall 2002, Center for Health Statistics, Minnesota Department of Health)

National Statistics

• It’s easy to be misled by movies and television shows into thinking that every teen in America is having sex, but the fact is that virgins outnumber sexually active teens in the nation: In 2001, 54.4% of teens in grades 9-12 said they had not had sex.
  (source: CDC, Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance)
  
  
• The educational stakes are high for teen parents. 70% of teen mothers drop out of high school. School-age fathers tend to complete an average of one semester of school less than young men who delay fatherhood until age 21 or later.
  (source: “The Impact of Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenthood on Educational Achievement: A Blueprint for Education Policymakers Involvement in Prevention Efforts,” National Association of School Boards of Education, December 2000)
  
  
• In America, three million teens, or 1 in 4 sexually experienced teens, get a sexually transmitted disease.
  (source: MOAPPP, “Minnesota State Adolescent Sexual Health Report 2002”)
  
  
• Almost two-thirds of teens who have had sex (63%) wish they had waited longer.
  (source: “With One Voice 2002: America’s Adults and Teens Sound Off About Teen Pregnancy,” The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy)
  
  
• 79% of teens do not think it is embarrassing for teens to admit they are virgins.
  (source: “With One Voice 2002: America’s Adults and Teens Sound Off About Teen Pregnancy,” The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy)
  
  
• Teens, particularly those ages 12-14, cite parents as much more influential (31%) than friends (8%) when it comes to making decisions about sex.
  (source: “With One Voice 2002: America’s Adults and Teens Sound Off About Teen Pregnancy,” The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy)
  
  
• Nearly seven out of ten teens (69%) agree it would be much easier for them to postpone sexual activity and avoid teen pregnancy if they were able to have more open, honest conversations about these topics with their parents.
  (source: “With One Voice 2002: America’s Adults and Teens Sound Off About Teen Pregnancy,” The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy)
  
  
• One out of four teen girls say their parents have discussed sex, love and relationships with them “not nearly enough.”
  (source: “With One Voice 2002: America’s Adults and Teens Sound Off About Teen Pregnancy,” The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy)
  
  
• The only 100% effective means of birth control is abstinence.

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