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Despite the recent decline in the teen birth rate, teen pregnancy remains a significant problem in this country. Most teen pregnancies are unintended. Each year, about 200,000 teens aged 17 and younger have children. Their babies are often low birth weight and have disproportionately high infant mortality rates. They are also far more likely to be poor.
Adolescent Time Use, Risky Behavior and Outcomes: An Analysis of National Data Nicholas Zill, Christine Winquist Nord, and Laura Spencer Loomis Westat, Inc. September 11, 1995 For the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE INTEGRATION PROGRAMS FOR AT-RISK YOUTH By Martha R. Burt, Gary Resnick and Nancy Matheson The Urban Institute December 7, 1992 For the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Planning and Evaluation U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES