- Teen childbearing in Arizona cost taxpayers (federal, state and local) at least $252 million in 2004. The apporximate cost of children born to Yavapai County teens in 2004 was $6,076,000.00. The approximate cost of children born to Prescott teens was $1,073,000.
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Source: National Campaign to Prevent
Teen Pregnancy |
- Arizona has one of the highest school dropout rates in the nation. The number one reason girls drop out is teen pregnancy.
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Source: Arizona Coalition on Adolescent
Pregnancy & Parenting |
- Nearly 80% of fathers ob babies born to teen mothers do not marry their babies mothers. On average, these absent fathers pay less than $800 annually in child support.
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Source: National Campaign to Prevent
Teen Pregnancy |
- One out of five sexually active youth will contract an STD, and one out of five sexually active teenage girls will become pregnant
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Source: Centers for Disease Control |
- 39 teens become pregnant in Arizona every day and Arizona ranks 5th in the U.S. in number of births to teens.
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Source: Arizona Coalition on Adolescent
Pregnancy & Parenting |
- Children of teen mothers are more likely to do poorly in school, more likely to drop out and less likely to attend college.
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Source: National Campaign to Prevent
Teen Pregnancy |
- Fewer than 1/3 of teen mothers finish high school. This leaves them unprepared for the job market and more likely to raise their children in poverty.
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Source: National Campaign to Prevent
Teen Pregnancy |
- Over 50% of new HIV infections occur in people under age 25..
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Source: Choosing the Best |
