{"title":"Teenage births in the United States: state trends, 1991-96, an update.","authors":"S J Ventura, T J Mathews, S C Curtin","doi":"","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This report provides State-specific birth rates for teenagers for 1991 and 1996 and the percent change, 1991-96.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Tabular and graphical description of trends in teenage birth rates by age group for each State.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Birth rates for teenagers 15-19 years declined significantly in all but three States between 1991 and 1996. Declines by State ranged from 6 to 29 percent.</p>","PeriodicalId":79513,"journal":{"name":"Monthly vital statistics report","volume":"46 11 Suppl 2","pages":"1-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1998-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Monthly vital statistics report","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Objectives: This report provides State-specific birth rates for teenagers for 1991 and 1996 and the percent change, 1991-96.
Methods: Tabular and graphical description of trends in teenage birth rates by age group for each State.
Results: Birth rates for teenagers 15-19 years declined significantly in all but three States between 1991 and 1996. Declines by State ranged from 6 to 29 percent.