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Table 1. Teen Birth Rate for Young Women Ages 15-17,
1985 and 1995
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1985 Birth Rate
(births per 1,000 females)
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1995 Birth Rate
(births per 1,000 females)
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1995
National Rank
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| California
|
31
|
43
|
40
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| Colorado
|
27
|
33
|
29
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| Connecticut
|
19
|
27
|
16
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| Delaware
|
33
|
39
|
34
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| District of Columbia
|
53
|
78
|
51
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| Florida
|
37
|
40
|
37
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| Hawaii
|
23
|
28
|
19
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| Illinois
|
32
|
38
|
33
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| Iowa
|
19
|
22
|
7
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| Maine
|
22
|
19
|
4
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| Maryland
|
29
|
32
|
28
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| Massachusetts
|
17
|
22
|
7
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| Michigan
|
26
|
30
|
22
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| Minnesota
|
16
|
19
|
4
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| Mississippi
|
54
|
58
|
50
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| Missouri
|
32
|
33
|
29
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| New Jersey
|
21
|
24
|
12
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| New York
|
22
|
28
|
19
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| Ohio
|
29
|
33
|
29
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| Oklahoma
|
42
|
39
|
34
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| Oregon
|
23
|
30
|
22
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| Pennsylvania
|
25
|
26
|
15
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| Rhode Island
|
21
|
27
|
16
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| Utah
|
27
|
25
|
13
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| Wisconsin
|
22
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23
|
10
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| Source: KIDS COUNT Online Data Service, Annie E. Casey Foundation (1998) |
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