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    Nearly 1 million teen pregnancies occurred in 1996. To put it another way, more than 100 U.S. teens become pregnant each hour. Forty-three percent of these pregnancies were to girls under age 18, and 57 percent were to girls aged 18-19.

    Ventura, S.J., Mosher, W.D., Curtin, S.C., Abma, J.C., & Henshaw, S. (2000). Trends in pregnancies and pregnancy rates by outcome: Estimates for the United States, 1976-96. Vital and Health Statistics 21(56).

    521,000

    372,000

    26,000

    Total: 919,000

    Just the Facts (October 2000) – Page 36

    Number of Teen Pregnancies, 1996 (NCHS)

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