What if teen birth rates in each state had not declined between 1991 and 2002? Declining teen birth rates have significantly improved overall child well-being in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to our state-by-state analysis released in 2005. Specifically, declines in the teen birth rate have had a direct impact on improving child poverty in all 50 states. Child poverty would have been worse in 2002 if state teen birth rates had not declined between 1991 and 2002.
We are pleased to make this analysis available to you. Please use the links below to view the data, analysis, and fact sheets. This work was made possible by generous funding from the United Health Foundation.
What If? In the Press
National Press Release
State Fact Sheets and Press Releases
Tables
- Table 1 --
Decline In Teen Birth Rate 1991-2002: Percent And Rank
- Table 2 --
What Would Have Happened If Teen Birth Rates Had Not Declined Between 1991 and 2002: More Children Born to Teen Mothers Between 1991 and 2002
- Table 3 --
What Would Have Happened if Teen Birth Rates Had Not Declined Between 1991 and 2002: More Young Children in Poverty in 2002
- Table 4 --
What Would Have Happened if Teen Birth Rates Had Not Declined Between 1991 and 2002: More Young Children Living With Single Mothers in 2002
Questions and Answers
Research Methodology
State Factsheets and Press Releases
Alabama |
Montana |
| Alaska | Nebraska |
Arizona | Nevada |
| Arkansas | New Hampshire |
| California | New Jersey |
| Colorado | New Mexico |
| Connecticut | New York |
| Delaware | North Carolina |
| District of Columbia | North Dakota |
| Florida | Ohio |
| Georgia | Oklahoma |
| Hawaii | Oregon |
| Idaho | Pennsylvania |
| Illinois | Rhode Island |
| Indiana | South Carolina |
| Iowa | South Dakota |
| Kansas | Tennessee |
| Kentucky | Texas |
| Louisiana | Utah |
| Maine | Vermont |
| Maryland | Virginia |
| Massachusetts | Washington |
| Michigan | West Virginia |
| Minnesota | Wisconsin |
| Mississippi | Wyoming |
| Missouri |