For more detailed information, please visit the National Campaign Reports section.
20-Somethings
Briefly: Unplanned Pregnancy Among 20-Somethings: The Full Story
Briefly: Focus Group Findings: What 20-Somethings Are Saying About Pregnancy, Sex, and Childbearing
The DCR Report: Section B: Unplanned Pregnancy Among Unmarried Women Age 20-29
Fast Facts: Unplanned Pregnancy Among 20-Somethings
Abstinence
Briefly: Some Thoughts on Abstinence
Briefly (all)
Briefly: Focus Group Findings: Faith-Based Urban Youth Workers
Briefly: Focus Group Findings: What 20-Somethings Are Saying About Pregnancy, Sex, and Childbearing
Briefly: Funding Sources for State and Local Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs
Briefly: Policy Brief - Funding to States and Communities for Effective Teen Pregnancy Prevention Interventions
Briefly: Policy Brief - Health Care Reform
Briefly: Policy Brief - Preventing Pregnancy Among Youth in Foster Care
Briefly: Policy Brief - Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Teen Pregnancy
Briefly: Policy Brief - Restoring Affordable Birth Control
Briefly: Policy Brief - Thoughts for Elected Officials About Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy
Briefly: Policy Brief - Title X
Briefly: Policy Brief - What Policymakers Can Do
Briefly: Some Thoughts on Abstinence
Briefly: State and Local Efforts to Reduce Unplanned Pregnancy Among Adults
Briefly: State Legislation to Reduce Teen Pregnancy
Briefly: Unplanned Pregnancy Among 20-Somethings: The Full Story
Briefly: Unplanned Pregnancy and Community Colleges
Briefly: Unplanned Pregnancy in the United States
Briefly: Unplanned Pregnancy: What Community Colleges Can Do
Community Colleges
Briefly: Unplanned Pregnancy and Community Colleges
Briefly: Unplanned Pregnancy: What Community Colleges Can Do
For more information, visit the Community Colleges webpage.
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Contraception
Briefly: Policy Brief: Restoring Affordable Birth Control
Fast Facts: Teen Sexual Behavior and Contraceptive Use: Data from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2007
Science Says #29: Teen Contraceptive Use
Effective Programs
Science Says #4: Characteristics of Effective Curriculum-Based Programs
Science Says #9: Early Childhood Programs
Science Says #32: Effective and Promising Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs for Latino Youth
For more information, visit the Putting What Works to Work webpage.
Fast Facts (all)
Fast Facts: African American Teen Birth Rate by State (2005)
Fast Facts: Asian American Teen Birth Rate by State (2005)
Fast Facts: Consequences of Unplanned Pregnancy
Fast Facts: The Direct Medical Costs of Unplanned Pregnancy and Cost Effectiveness
of Preventing Unplanned Pregnancy
Fast Facts: Latina Teen Birth Rate by State (2005)
Fast Facts: Men in the United States: Unplanned Pregnancy,Sexual Activity, and Contraceptive Use (Data as of 2002)
Fast Facts: Minority Teen Birth Rate by State (2005)*
Fast Facts: Native American Teen Birth Rate by State (2005)
Fast Facts: Teen Sexual Behavior and Contraceptive Use: Data from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2007
Fast Facts: Unplanned Pregnancy Among 20-Somethings
Fast Facts: Unplanned Pregnancy: Key Data
*this links to all four Fast Facts on birth rate and ethnicity
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Focus Groups
Briefly: Focus Group Findings: Faith-Based Urban Youth Workers
Briefly: Focus Group Findings: What 20-Somethings Are Saying About Pregnancy, Sex, and Childbearing
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Foster Care
Briefly: Policy Brief: Preventing Pregnancy Among Youth in Foster Care
Science Says #27 Issue Brief: Foster Care Youth
State and Community Efforts to Prevent Teen Pregnancy Among Foster Care Youth
For more information, visit the Foster Care webpage.
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Males & Fatherhood
The DCR Report: Section D - Births Resulting from an
Unplanned Pregnancy Among
Men in the United States
Fast Facts: Men in the United States: Unplanned Pregnancy,Sexual Activity, and Contraceptive Use (Data as of 2002)
Science Says #6: The Sexual Attitudes and Behavior of Male Teens
Science Says #24: It's a Guy Thing: Boys, Young Men, and Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Teen Pregnancy Prevention: Dads Make a Difference (2004)
Why It Matters: Teen Pregnancy and Responsible Fatherhood
Parents & Families
Science Says #8: Parental Influence and Teen Pregnancy
Science Says #13: Younger Siblings of Teen Parents: At Increased Risk of Teen Pregnancy?
Science Says #25: Parent-Child Communication About Sex and Related Topics
Science Says #34: Unplanned Pregnancy and Family Turmoil
For parenting advice and tips, visit the Parents Portal webpage.
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Public Policy
Briefly - Policy Brief: What Policymakers Can Do
Briefly - Policy Brief: Thoughts for Elected Officials About Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy
Briefly: Policy Brief - Funding to States and Communities for Effective Teen Pregnancy Prevention Interventions
Briefly - Policy Brief: Health Care Reform
Briefly - Policy Brief: Preventing Pregnancy Among Youth in Foster Care
Briefly - Policy Brief: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Teen Pregnancy
Briefly - Policy Brief: Restoring Affordable Birth Control
Briefly - Policy Brief: Title X
Briefly - State Legislation to Reduce Teen Pregnancy
For more information, visit the Policymakers webpage.
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Race & Ethnicity
Briefly: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Teen Pregnancy (Policy Brief)
DCR Report: A.6 - Percent of Pregnancies that are Unplanned by Race/Ethnicity, 2001*
DCR Report: A.12 - Distribution of Unplanned Pregnancies by Race/Ethnicity, 2001*
DCR Report: A.17 - Rate of Unplanned Pregnancy by Race/Ethnicity, 1994 and 2001*
DCR Report: B.5 - Percent of Pregnancies that are Unplanned by Race/Ethnicity Among Unmarried Women Age 20–29, 2001*
DCR Report: B.9 - Distribution of Unplanned Pregnancies by Race/Ethnicity Among Unmarried Women Age 20–29, 2001*
DCR Report: B.10 - Rate of Unplanned Pregnancy by Race/Ethnicity Among Unmarried Women Age 20–29, 2001*
DCR Report: B.11 - Rate of Unplanned Pregnancy by Race/Ethnicity Among Unmarried Women Age 20–29, 1994 and 2001*
DCR Report: C.6 - Resolution of Unplanned Pregnancies Among Unmarried Women Age 20–29 by Race/Ethnicity, 2001*
DCR Report: D.5 - Percent of Births that Result from an Unplanned Pregnancy by Father’s Race/Ethnicity, 2002*
DCR Report: D.11 - Distribution of Births that Result from an Unplanned Pregnancy by Father’s Race/Ethnicity, 2002*
DCR Report: D.16 - Percent of All Men Reporting an Unplanned Pregnancy Followed by a Birth, Race/Ethnicity, 2002*
Fast Facts: African American Teen Birth Rate by State (2005)
Fast Facts: Asian American Teen Birth Rate by State (2005)
Fast Facts: Consequences of Unplanned Pregnancy
Fast Facts: Latina Teen Birth Rate by State (2005)
Fast Facts: Minority Teen Birth Rate by State (2005)**
Fast Facts: Native American Teen Birth Rate by State (2005)
How Can Latino Parents Talk to their Teens?***
Latina Teen Pregnancy and Birth Rates by State***
Latina Teen Pregnancy and Educational Attainment***
Latino Teen Sexual Behavior and Contraceptive Use***
Nationwide Trends for Latina Teen Birth Rates***
An Overview of Latina Teen Pregnancy***
Relationships in the Latino Community***
Science Says #32: Effective and Promising Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs for Latino Youth
Science Says #35: Acculturation and Sexual Behavior among Latino Youth
Teen Sexual Activity, Pregnancy, and Childbearing among Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States
Teen Sexual Activity, Pregnancy, and Childbearing among Black Teens in the United States
Teen Sexual Activity, Pregnancy, and Childbearing among Native Americans in the United States
Teen Sexual Activity, Pregnancy, and Childbearing among Non-Hispanic White Teens in the United States
Voices Heard: Highlights from National Polling Data on Latino Sexual Behavior***
*from the DCR Report. For more information, visit the DCR Report webpage.
**this links to all four Fast Facts on birth rate and ethnicity.
***from A Look at Latinos. For more information, visit the Latino Initiative webpage.
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Religion
Bridging the Divide: Involving the Faith Community in Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Briefly - Focus Group Findings: Faith-Based Urban Youth Workers
DCR Report: D.6 - Percent of Births that Result from an Unplanned Pregnancy by Father’s Religion Raised, 2002*
DCR Report: D.12 - Distribution of Births that Result from an Unplanned Pregnancy by Father’s Religion Raised, 2002*
Science Says #20: The Association between Parent, Family, and Peer Religiosity and Teenagers’ Sexual Experience and Contraceptive Use
For more information, visit the Personal Responsibility, Religion, and Values webpage.
*from the DCR Report. For more information, visit the DCR Report webpage.
Science Says
Please visit the Science Says webpage for a complete list of research briefs and more information on the Putting What Works to Work program.
State & Local
Briefly: Funding Sources for State and Local Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs
Briefly: State and Local Efforts to Reduce Unplanned Pregnancy Among Adults
Briefly: State Legislation to Reduce Teen Pregnancy
For more information, visit the States & Communities webpage.
Teen Birth Rates and Other Information
Science Says #10: Another Chance: Preventing Additional Births to Teen Mothers
Science Says #15: Teens' Attitudes Toward Childbearing, 2002
Science Says #21: Teens' Attitudes Toward Pregnancy and Childbearing, 1988-2002
Science Says #30: Public Costs of Teen Childbearing
Science Says #38:
Say What? Defining and Understanding Key Outcomes and Measures Related to Births and Pregnancies
Teen Birth Rate Increase 2006: Some Thoughts from the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy
Teen Birth Rates, 1940-2006
Why It Matters: The Costs of Teen Childbearing
Teen Pregnancy Rates and Other Information
Briefly: Policy Brief: Preventing Pregnancy Among Youth in Foster Care
Briefly: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Teen Pregnancy (Policy Brief)
How is the 3 in 10
Statistic Calculated?
Science Says #7: American Opinion on Teen Pregnancy and Related Issues
Science Says #12: Teen Pregnancy Among Older Teens
Science Says #13: Younger Siblings of Teen Parents: At Increased Risk of Teen Pregnancy?
Science Says #21: Teens' Attitudes Toward Pregnancy and Childbearing, 1988-2002
Teen Pregnancy Rates, 1990-2004
Science Says #38:
Say What? Defining and Understanding Key Outcomes and Measures Related to Births and Pregnancies
Why It Matters: Teen Pregnancy and Child Welfare
Why It Matters: Teen Pregnancy and Education
Why It Matters: Teen Pregnancy and Other Health Issues
Why It Matters: Teen Pregnancy, Out-of-Wedlock Births, Healthy Relationships, and Marriage
Why It Matters: Teen Pregnancy and Overall Child Well-Being
Why It Matters: Teen Pregnancy, Poverty, and Income Disparity
Why It Matters: Teen Pregnancy and Responsible Fatherhood
Why It Matters: Teen Pregnancy, Substance Use,and Other Risky Behavior
Why It Matters: Teen Pregnancy and Violence
Teen Sexual Behavior and Activity
Fast Facts: Teen Sexual Behavior and Contraceptive Use: Data from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2007
Science Says #1: Where and When Teens First Have Sex
Science Says #2: The Case for the Cautious Generation
Science Says #3: The Sexual Behavior of Young Adolescents
Science Says #4: Characteristics of Effective Curriculum-Based Programs
Science Says #5: Characteristics of Teens' First Sexual Partner
Science Says #6: The Sexual Attitudes and Behavior of Male Teens
Science Says #14: Teens' Attitudes Toward Sex, 2002
Science Says #17: Teens and Oral Sex
Science Says #18: HIV Testing
Science Says #19: HIV Counseling
Science Says #20: The Association between Parent, Family, and Peer Religiosity and Teenagers’ Sexual Experience and Contraceptive Use
Science Says #23: Pregnancy Among Sexually Experienced Teens, 2002
Science Says #29: Teen Contraceptive Use
Science Says #33: The Sexual Behavior of Young Adolescents
Science Says #35: Acculturation and Sexual Behavior among Latino Youth
Science Says #36: Teen Sexual Behavior
Unplanned Pregnancy
Briefly: State and Local Efforts to Reduce Unplanned Pregnancy Among Adults
Briefly: Unplanned Pregnancy Among 20-Somethings: The Full Story
Briefly: Unplanned Pregnancy and Community Colleges
Briefly: Unplanned Pregnancy in the United States
Briefly: Unplanned Pregnancy: What Community Colleges Can Do
The Consequences of Unplanned Pregnancy
The DCR Report (Data, Charts, Research)*
Fast Facts: The Direct Medical Costs of Unplanned Pregnancy and Cost Effectiveness
of Preventing Unplanned Pregnancy
Fast Facts: Unplanned Pregnancy Among 20-Somethings
Fast Facts: Unplanned Pregnancy: Key Data
Science Says #34: Unplanned Pregnancy and Family Turmoil
*The DCR Report provides in depth answers to some critical questions about unplanned pregnancy. New sections with be added to the DCR Report from time to time and readers are encouraged to check back often on this ever-evolving set of data.
Why it Matters
Why It Matters: Linking Teen Pregnancy Prevention to Other Critical Social Issues*
Why It Matters: Introduction
Why It Matters: The Costs of Teen Childbearing
Why It Matters: Teen Pregnancy and Child Welfare
Why It Matters: Teen Pregnancy and Education
Why It Matters: Teen Pregnancy and Other Health Issues
Why It Matters: Teen Pregnancy, Out-of-Wedlock Births, Healthy Relationships, and Marriage
Why It Matters: Teen Pregnancy and Overall Child Well-Being
Why It Matters: Teen Pregnancy, Poverty, and Income Disparity
Why It Matters: Teen Pregnancy and Responsible Fatherhood
Why It Matters: Teen Pregnancy, Substance Use,and Other Risky Behavior
Why It Matters: Teen Pregnancy and Violence
*this links to all eleven Why It Matters fact sheets; for more information, visit the Why It Matters webpage.