Hispanic Teen Birth Rates, Girls Aged 15-19 (number of births per 1,000 girls)

    Just the Facts (October 2000) – Page 87

    Trends in teen birth rates for Hispanic subgroups differ from each other. Between 1994, when the Hispanic teen birth rate peaked, and 1998, the overall Hispanic teen birth rate declined 13 percent. Declines for Hispanic teens of Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Cuban descent were 12, 23, and 40 percent, respectively. Teen birth rates for other Hispanic teens decreased 9 percent.

    * Data for 1999 are preliminary. Curtin, S.C., & Martin, J.A. (2000). Births: Preliminary data for 1999. National Vital Statistics Reports 48(14). Ventura, S.J., Martin, J.A., Curtin, S.C., Mathews, T.J., & Park, M.M. (2000). Birth: Final data for 1998. National Vital Statistics Reports 48(3).

Previous slide Next slide Back to first slide View graphic version

 
 
Questions? Please contact Anastasia Snyder, Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology and Demography
Copyright 2002. The Pennsylvania State University.
Penn State is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity, and the diversity of its workforce.