| Q: |
Have changes in teen birth rates differed by race? |
| A: |
The decline in birth rates between 1991 and 2010 was greater among Asian/Pacific Islander and black teens ages 15–17 than for teens of other race/ethnicity subgroups. |
Births per 1,000 females ages 15-17 by race/ethnicity, 1980-2010
| Year |
White |
Black |
American
Indian |
Asian/Pacific
Islander |
Hispanic |
| 1980 |
25.5 |
72.5 |
51.5 |
12.0 |
|
| 1981 |
25.4 |
69.3 |
49.7 |
13.4 |
|
| 1982 |
25.5 |
69.7 |
52.6 |
14.0 |
|
| 1983 |
25.0 |
69.6 |
55.2 |
12.9 |
|
| 1984 |
24.3 |
69.2 |
50.7 |
12.6 |
|
| 1985 |
24.4 |
69.3 |
47.7 |
12.5 |
|
| 1986 |
23.8 |
69.3 |
48.7 |
12.1 |
|
| 1987 |
24.6 |
72.1 |
48.8 |
12.6 |
|
| 1988 |
26.0 |
75.7 |
49.7 |
13.6 |
|
| 1989 |
28.1 |
81.9 |
51.6 |
15.0 |
|
| 1990 |
29.5 |
82.3 |
48.5 |
16.0 |
65.9 |
| 1991 |
30.5 |
83.5 |
51.9 |
16.3 |
69.2 |
| 1992 |
29.9 |
80.5 |
52.3 |
15.4 |
68.9 |
| 1993 |
30.0 |
78.9 |
51.5 |
16.1 |
68.5 |
| 1994 |
30.4 |
75.1 |
48.4 |
16.3 |
69.9 |
| 1995 |
29.6 |
68.5 |
44.6 |
15.6 |
68.3 |
| 1996 |
28.0 |
63.3 |
42.7 |
14.7 |
64.2 |
| 1997 |
26.6 |
59.3 |
41.0 |
14.0 |
61.1 |
| 1998 |
25.6 |
55.4 |
39.7 |
13.8 |
58.5 |
| 1999 |
24.4 |
50.5 |
36.5 |
12.4 |
56.9 |
| 2000 |
23.3 |
49.0 |
34.1 |
11.6 |
55.5 |
| 2001 |
21.3 |
43.7 |
30.3 |
10.1 |
51.9 |
| 2002 |
20.4 |
39.5 |
28.9 |
8.8 |
49.3 |
| 2003 |
19.6 |
37.5 |
28.0 |
8.5 |
47.6 |
| 2004 |
19.4 |
36.3 |
26.7 |
8.4 |
47.3 |
| 2005 |
18.8 |
34.5 |
26.3 |
7.7 |
45.8 |
| 2006 |
19.2 |
35.3 |
26.0 |
8.2 |
45.1 |
| 2007 |
19.5 |
34.6 |
26.2 |
7.4 |
44.4 |
| 2008 |
19.1 |
33.5 |
25.9 |
7.0 |
42.2 |
| 2009 |
17.8 |
30.9 |
23.7 |
6.3 |
37.3 |
| 2010 |
15.8 |
27.3 |
20.1 |
5.1 |
32.3 |
| Note: Race rates include persons of Hispanic origin. Persons of Hispanic origin can be of any race; however, most are white. |
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- Between 1991 and 2010, birth rates among 15–17-year-old Asian/Pacific Islander teens declined 68% and 67% for black teens, compared with declines of: 61% for American Indian teens, 53% for Hispanic teens, and 48% for white teens.
- Birth rates in 2010 were higher for teens of Hispanic ethnicity (32 per 1,000) and black teenagers (27) than American Indian teenagers (20), whites (16) and Asian/Pacific Islanders (5).
Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/population/qa01302.asp?qaDate=2010.
Released on December 17, 2012. Data Source: Martin, J.A., Hamilton, B.E., Ventura, S.J., et al. Births: Final Data for 2010. National Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 61, No. 01.
[ PDF]. Hyattsville, Maryland: National Center for Health Statistics, 2012.
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