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    Teen Pregnancy Rates, Married Teens (AGI) (number of pregnancies per 1,000 married girls aged 15-19)

    Note: Marital status used is status at outcome, not status at conception. Darroch, J.E., & Singh, S. (1999). Why is teenage pregnancy declining? The roles of abstinence, sexual activity and contraceptive use. Occasional Report 1. New York: The Alan Guttmacher Institute.

    After increasing 18 percent between 1986 and 1990, the teen pregnancy rate for married girls aged 15-19 (as measured at pregnancy outcome) decreased 19 percent between 1990 and 1996.

    Just the Facts (October 2000) – Page 23

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