9-7.
Reduce pregnancies among adolescent females.
| | |
9-7. | |
Reduce pregnancies among adolescent females. |
Target: 43 pregnancies per 1,000.
Baseline: 68 pregnancies per 1,000 females aged 15 to 17 years occurred in 1996.
Target setting method: Better than the best.
Data sources: Abortion Provider Survey, The Alan Guttmacher Institute; National Vital Statistics System (NVSS), CDC, NCHS; National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG), CDC, NCHS; Abortion Surveillance Data, CDC, NCCDPHP.
|
Females Aged 15 to 17 Years, 1996 |
Pregnancy |
|
Rate per 1,000 |
|
|
TOTAL |
68 |
|
Race and ethnicity |
|
|
American Indian or Alaska Native |
DNC |
|
Asian or Pacific Islander |
DNC |
|
Asian |
DNC |
|
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander |
DNC |
|
Black or African American |
124 |
|
White |
58 |
|
|
|
|
Hispanic or Latino |
105 |
|
Not Hispanic or Latino |
62 |
|
Black or African American |
128 |
|
White |
44 |
|
Family income level |
|
|
Poor |
DSU |
|
Near poor |
DSU |
|
Middle/high income |
DSU |
|
Disability status |
|
|
Persons with disabilities |
DNC |
|
Persons without disabilities |
DNC |
DNA = Data have not been analyzed. DNC = Data are not collected. DSU = Data are statistically unreliable.