Just in time for the DVD release of Juno tomorrow, CDC's National Center for Health Statistics has released new teen pregnancy data. Good news---teen pregnancy declined 5% between 2002 and 2004.
Of course, this news may leave some scratching their heads and wondering, "didn't the CDC just say that teen pregnancy rates were increasing?" Close but not quite. In December 2007, NCHS reported a 3% increase in the teen birth rate, not the pregnancy rate.
Still confused? Read on and be enlightened.
Read a statement from NC CEO Sarah Brown here. Read a data cheat sheet here. Read the NCHS report here.
I think that more teenagers need to get informed and talk with their partners about the risks of having unplanned sex. They need to think about their lifes.