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Education in States and Nations: 1991

(ESN) Table 6b: Births to teen mothers aged 15 to 19 as a percentage of all births, by state: 1990

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          State                                 Percent
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          Alabama                                   7.1
          Alaska                                    6.5
          Arizona                                   7.6
          Arkansas                                  8.0
          California                                7.1
          
          Colorado                                  5.5
          Connecticut                               3.9
          Delaware                                  5.4
          District of Columbia                      9.3
          Florida                                   6.9
          
          Georgia                                   7.5
          Hawaii                                    6.1
          Idaho                                     5.1
          Illinois                                  6.3
          Indiana                                   5.9
          
          Iowa                                      4.0
          Kansas                                    5.6
          Kentucky                                  6.8
          Louisiana                                 7.4
          Maine                                     4.3
          
          Maryland                                  5.3
          Massachusetts                             3.5
          Michigan                                  5.9
          Minnesota                                 3.6
          Mississippi                               8.1
          
          Missouri                                  6.3
          Montana                                   4.8
          Nebraska                                  4.2
          Nevada                                    7.3
          New Hampshire                             3.3
          
          New Jersey                                4.1
          New Mexico                                7.8
          New York                                  4.4
          North Carolina                            6.8
          North Dakota                              3.5
          
          Ohio                                      5.8
          Oklahoma                                  6.7
          Oregon                                    5.5
          Pennsylvania                              4.5
          Rhode Island                              4.4
          
          South Carolina                            7.1
          South Dakota                              4.7
          Tennessee                                 7.2
          Texas                                     7.5
          Utah                                      4.8
          
          Vermont                                   3.4
          Virginia                                  5.3
          Washington                                5.3
          West Virginia                             5.7
          Wisconsin                                 4.3
          Wyoming                                   5.6
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SOURCE: Child Trends, Inc., Facts At A Glance, March 1993, Annual Newsletter on Teen Pregnancy (based on U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Center for Health Statistics, Vital Statistics of the United States, 1990, Vol. 1, Natality).



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