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Teen pregnancy rates vary substantially among the three largest racial/ethnic subgroups. Between 1990 and 1996, the rate for African-American and non-Hispanic White teens both declined 22 percent. The teen pregnancy rate for Hispanics was 4 percent higher in 1996 than it was in 1990 because it increased between 1990 and 1994 and only then began to decrease (8 percent between 1994 and 1996).
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).
Just the Facts (October 2000) – Page 45
Teen Pregnancy Rates, Girls Aged 15-17, Racial/Ethnic Subgroups (NCHS) (number of pregnancies per 1,000 girls)
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