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Demographic Data

Teen Population
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Number of Adolescents Aged 15-19, 2006
372,719
21,324,186
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics. VitalStats: Birth Data Files. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/vitalstats.htm [January 2009]

Teen Population by Age
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Ages 10 - 14
351,984
20,627,397
Ages 15 - 17
226,910
12,980,642
Ages 18 - 19
145,809
8,343,544
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics. VitalStats: Birth Data Files. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/vitalstats.htm [January 2009]

Teen Population by Gender
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Males
190,114
10,934,864
Females
182,605
10,389,322
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics. VitalStats: Birth Data Files. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/vitalstats.htm [January 2009]

Teen Population by Race/Ethnicity
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Non-Hispanic White
153,556
6,446,759
Non-Hispanic Black
11,367
1,717,948
American Indian (non-Hispanic)
3,016
113,986
Asian or Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander
7,871
458,784
Hispanic (Any Race)
7,284
1,755,297
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics. VitalStats: Birth Data Files. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/vitalstats.htm [January 2009]

Single Parent Families
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Proportion of Children Under 18 Living in Families Headed by a Single Parent, 2008
27%
32%
The Annie E. Casey Foundation(2009). KIDS COUNT 2008 data book online. Retrieved November 2009 from http://datacenter.kidscount.org/. Baltimore: Author.

Unemployed Parents
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Proportion of Children Under 18 Living in Households Where no Parent Has Full-Time Employment, 2007
28%
33%
The Annie E. Casey Foundation(2009). KIDS COUNT 2008 data book online. Retrieved November 2009 from http://datacenter.kidscount.org/. Baltimore: Author.

Children Living in Poverty
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Proportion of Children Under 6 Living Below the Federal Poverty Level, 2008
13%
21%
The Annie E. Casey Foundation(2009). KIDS COUNT 2008 data book online. Retrieved November 2009 from http://datacenter.kidscount.org/. Baltimore: Author.

Children Without Insurance
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Proportion of Children 18 and Under Without Health Insurance, 2007
7%
7%
The Annie E. Casey Foundation(2009). KIDS COUNT 2008 data book online. Retrieved November 2009 from http://datacenter.kidscount.org/. Baltimore: Author.

Idle Youth
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Proportion of Teens 16-19 Who Are Not in School and Not Working, 2008
4%
8%
The Annie E. Casey Foundation(2009). KIDS COUNT 2008 data book online. Retrieved November 2009 from http://datacenter.kidscount.org/. Baltimore: Author.

School Dropout
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Proportion of Teens 16-19 Who Are Not Enrolled in High School and Are Not High School Graduates, 2008
3%
6%
The Annie E. Casey Foundation(2009). KIDS COUNT 2008 data book online. Retrieved November 2009 from http://datacenter.kidscount.org/. Baltimore: Author.

Teen Pregnancy Data

Number of Teen Pregnancies
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Number of Teen Pregnancies, Girls 15-19, 2005
7,890
712,620
Kost, K., Henshaw, S., & Carlin, L. (2010). U.S. Teenage Pregnancies, Births and Abortions: National and State Trends and Trends by Race and Ethnicity. Retrieved January 2010, from .http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/USTPtrends.pdf

Number of Teen Pregnancies by Age
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Girls 15-17, 2005
2,320
237,630
Girls 18-19, 2005
5,570
474,980
Kost, K., Henshaw, S., & Carlin, L. (2010). U.S. Teenage Pregnancies, Births and Abortions: National and State Trends and Trends by Race and Ethnicity. Retrieved January 2010, from .http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/USTPtrends.pdf

Number of Teen Pregnancies by Race/Ethnicity
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Non-Hispanic Whites, 2005
4,520
278,830
African Americans, 2005
1,450
205,560
Hispanics, 2005
960
209,380
Kost, K., Henshaw, S., & Carlin, L. (2010). U.S. Teenage Pregnancies, Births and Abortions: National and State Trends and Trends by Race and Ethnicity. Retrieved January 2010, from .http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/USTPtrends.pdf

Teen Pregnancy Rate
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Teen Pregnancy Rate, Girls 15-19, 2005
43
70
Kost, K., Henshaw, S., & Carlin, L. (2010). U.S. Teenage Pregnancies, Births and Abortions: National and State Trends and Trends by Race and Ethnicity. Retrieved January 2010, from .http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/USTPtrends.pdf

Teen Pregnancy Rate by Age
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Girls 15-17, 2005
21
38
Girls 18-19, 2005
75
118
Girls 13-14, 1997
3
6
Kost, K., Henshaw, S., & Carlin, L. (2010). U.S. Teenage Pregnancies, Births and Abortions: National and State Trends and Trends by Race and Ethnicity. Retrieved January 2010, from .http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/USTPtrends.pdf

Teen Pregnancy Rate by Race/Ethnicity
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Non-Hispanic Whites, 2005
29
43
African Americans, 2005
132
123
Hispanics, 2005
139
125
Kost, K., Henshaw, S., & Carlin, L. (2010). U.S. Teenage Pregnancies, Births and Abortions: National and State Trends and Trends by Race and Ethnicity. Retrieved January 2010, from .http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/USTPtrends.pdf

Change in Teen Pregnancy Rates
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Change in Teen Pregnancy Rate, Girls 15-19, 1988-2005
-38%
-37%
Kost, K., Henshaw, S., & Carlin, L. (2010). U.S. Teenage Pregnancies, Births and Abortions: National and State Trends and Trends by Race and Ethnicity. Retrieved January 2010, from .http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/USTPtrends.pdf

Change in Teen Pregnancy Rates by Age
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Girls 15-17, 1988-2005
-49%
-49%
Girls 18-19, 1988-2005
-29%
-28%
Girls 13-14, 1995-1997
4%
-11%
Kost, K., Henshaw, S., & Carlin, L. (2010). U.S. Teenage Pregnancies, Births and Abortions: National and State Trends and Trends by Race and Ethnicity. Retrieved January 2010, from .http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/USTPtrends.pdf

Change in Teen Pregnancy Rates by Race/Ethnicity
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
African Americans, 1992-2005
-48%
-44%
Hispanics, 1992-2005
7%
-29%
Non-Hispanic Whites, 1992-2005
-46%
-54%
Kost, K., Henshaw, S., & Carlin, L. (2010). U.S. Teenage Pregnancies, Births and Abortions: National and State Trends and Trends by Race and Ethnicity. Retrieved January 2010, from .http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/USTPtrends.pdf

Teen Birth Data

Number of Teen Births
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Number of Teen Births, Girls 15-19, 2006
5,090
435,436
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics. VitalStats: Birth Data Files. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/vitalstats.htm [January 2009]

Number of Teen Births by Age
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Girls Under 15, 2006
58
6,396
Girls 15-17, 2006
1,534
138,943
Girls 18-19, 2006
3,556
296,493
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics. VitalStats: Birth Data Files. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/vitalstats.htm [January 2009]

Number of Teen Births by Race/Ethnicity
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Non-Hispanic White Girls Age 15-19, 2006
2,689
169,729
Hispanic Girls Age 15-19, 2006
839
145,669
Non-Hispanic Black Girls Age 15-19, 2006
765
103,725
Native American Girls Age 15-19, 2006
352
8,261
Asian/Pacific Islander Girls Age 15-19, 2006
467
7,812
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics. VitalStats: Birth Data Files. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/vitalstats.htm [January 2009]

Proportion of Teen Births by Race/Ethnicity
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Non-Hispanic Whites, 2006
53%
39%
Hispanics, 2006
16%
33%
Non-Hispanic Blacks, 2006
15%
24%
Native Americans, 2006
7%
2%
Asian/Pacific Islanders, 2006
9%
2%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics. VitalStats: Birth Data Files. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/vitalstats.htm [January 2009]

Number of Hispanic Teen Births by Mother's Origin
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Mexican Origin, 2006
622
106,148
Puerto Rican Origin, 2006
N/A
11,680
Cuban Origin, 2006
N/A
1,340
Central or South American Origin, 2006
89
14,568
Other/Unknown Hispanic Origin, 2006
105
11,933
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics. VitalStats: Birth Data Files. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/vitalstats.htm [January 2009]

Teen Birth Rate
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Teen Birth Rate, Girls 15-19, 2006
27.9
41.9
Martin, J.A., Hamilton, B.E., Sutton, P.D., Ventura, S.J., Menacker, F., Kirmeyer, S. & Matthews, T.J. (2009). Births: Final data for 2006. National Vital Statistics Reports,57 (7). Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr57/nvsr57_07.pdf [January 2009]

Teen Birth Rate by Age
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Girls 15-17, 2006
13.8
22
Girls 18-19, 2006
49.5
73
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics. VitalStats: Birth Data Files. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/vitalstats.htm [January 2009]

Teen Birth Rate by Race/Ethnicity
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Non-Hispanic Whites, 2006
18
27
Hispanics, 2006
115
83
Non-Hispanic Blacks, 2006
70
64
Native Americans, 2006
107
55
Asian/Pacific Islanders, 2006
59
17
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics. VitalStats: Birth Data Files. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/vitalstats.htm [January 2009]

Subsequent Teen Births
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
First Births, 2006
4,192
348,483
Subsequent Births, 2006
877
84,880
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics. VitalStats: Birth Data Files. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/vitalstats.htm [January 2009]

Subsequent Teen Births by Age
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Girls 15-17, 2006
9%
10%
Girls 18-19, 2006
21%
24%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics. VitalStats: Birth Data Files. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/vitalstats.htm [January 2009]

Subsequent Teen Births by Race/Ethnicity
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Non-Hispanic Whites, 2006
12%
16%
Hispanics, 2006
21%
22%
African Americans, 2006
22%
24%
Native Americans, 2006
24%
23%
Asian/Pacific Islanders, 2006
29%
18%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics. VitalStats: Birth Data Files. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/vitalstats.htm [January 2009]

Nonmarital Teen Births
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Married Teens, 2006
533
68,848
Unmarried Teens, 2006
4,557
366,588
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics. VitalStats: Birth Data Files. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/vitalstats.htm [January 2009]

Nonmarital Teen Births by Age
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Girls 15-17, 2006
95%
92%
Girls 18-19, 2006
87%
81%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics. VitalStats: Birth Data Files. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/vitalstats.htm [January 2009]

Nonmarital Teen Births by Race/Ethnicity
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Non-Hispanic Whites, 2006
91%
79%
Hispanics, 2006
84%
81%
Non-Hispanic Blacks, 2006
96%
97%
Native Americans, 2006
97%
90%
Asian/Pacific Islanders, 2006
76%
77%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics. VitalStats: Birth Data Files. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/vitalstats.htm [January 2009]

Change in Teen Birth Rates
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Change in Teen Birth Rates, Girls 15-19, 1991-2006
-25%
-32%
Martin, J.A., Hamilton, B.E., Sutton, P.D., Ventura, S.J., Menacker, F., Kirmeyer, S. & Matthews, T.J. (2009). Births: Final data for 2006. National Vital Statistics Reports,57 (7). Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr57/nvsr57_07.pdf [January 2009]

Change in Teen Birth Rates By Age
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Girls 15-17, 1991-2006
-33%
-43%
Girls 18-19, 1991-2006
-19%
-22%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics. VitalStats: Birth Data Files. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/vitalstats.htm [January 2009]

Change in Teen Birth Rates by Race/Ethnicity
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Non-Hispanic Whites, 1990-2006
-41%
-36%
Hispanics, 1990-2006
45%
-17%
Non-Hispanic Blacks, 1990-2006
-55%
-45%
Native Americans, 1990-2006
-20%
-32%
Asian/Pacific Islanders, 1990-2006
1%
-36%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics. VitalStats: Birth Data Files. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/vitalstats.htm [January 2009]

Teen Contraceptive Use Data

Used a Condom at Last Sex
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Proportion of Sexually Active High School Students Who Used a Condom at Last Sex, 2009
N/A
61.1%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance--United States, 2009. Surveillance Summaries (2010). MMWR 2010;59 (No. SS-5). http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/ss/ss5905.pdf [June 2010]

Used a Condom at Last Sex by Grade
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Grade 9th, 2009
N/A
64%
Grade 10th, 2009
N/A
67.8%
Grade 11th, 2009
N/A
61.4%
Grade 12th, 2009
N/A
55%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance--United States, 2009. Surveillance Summaries (2010). MMWR 2010;59 (No. SS-5). http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/ss/ss5905.pdf [June 2010]

Used a Condom at Last Sex by Gender
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Males, 2009
N/A
68.6%
Females, 2009
N/A
61.1%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance--United States, 2009. Surveillance Summaries (2010). MMWR 2010;59 (No. SS-5). http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/ss/ss5905.pdf [June 2010]

Used a Condom at Last Sex by Race/Ethnicity
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Non-Hispanic White, 2009
N/A
63.3%
Non-Hispanic Black, 2009
N/A
62.4%
Hispanic, 2009
N/A
54.9%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance--United States, 2009. Surveillance Summaries (2010). MMWR 2010;59 (No. SS-5). http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/ss/ss5905.pdf [June 2010]

Used Birth Control Pills at Last Sex
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Proportion of Sexually Active High School Students Who Used Birth Control Pills at Last Sex, 2009
N/A
19.8%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance--United States, 2009. Surveillance Summaries (2010). MMWR 2010;59 (No. SS-5). http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/ss/ss5905.pdf [June 2010]

Used Birth Control Pills at Last Sex by Grade
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Grade 9th, 2009
N/A
10.2%
Grade 10th, 2009
N/A
14.7%
Grade 11th, 2009
N/A
20.7%
Grade 12th, 2009
N/A
27.6%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance--United States, 2009. Surveillance Summaries (2010). MMWR 2010;59 (No. SS-5). http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/ss/ss5905.pdf [June 2010]

Used Birth Control Pills at Last Sex by Gender
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Males, 2009
N/A
16.5%
Females, 2009
N/A
23%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance--United States, 2009. Surveillance Summaries (2010). MMWR 2010;59 (No. SS-5). http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/ss/ss5905.pdf [June 2010]

Used Birth Control Pills at Last Sex by Race/Ethnicity
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Non-Hispanic White, 2009
N/A
27%
Non-Hispanic Black, 2009
N/A
8%
Hispanic, 2009
N/A
11%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance--United States, 2009. Surveillance Summaries (2010). MMWR 2010;59 (No. SS-5). http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/ss/ss5905.pdf [June 2010]

Teen Sexual Activity Data

Sexually Experienced
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Proportion of High School Students Who Have Ever Had Sex, 2009
N/A
46%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance--United States, 2009. Surveillance Summaries (2010). MMWR 2010;59 (No. SS-5). http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/ss/ss5905.pdf [June 2010]

Sexually Experienced by Grade
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Grade 9th, 2009
N/A
31.6%
Grade 10th, 2009
N/A
40.9%
Grade 11th, 2009
N/A
53%
Grade 12th, 2009
N/A
62.3%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance--United States, 2009. Surveillance Summaries (2010). MMWR 2010;59 (No. SS-5). http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/ss/ss5905.pdf [June 2010]

Sexually Experienced by Gender
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Males, 2009
N/A
46.1%
Females, 2009
N/A
45.7%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance--United States, 2009. Surveillance Summaries (2010). MMWR 2010;59 (No. SS-5). http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/ss/ss5905.pdf [June 2010]

Sexually Experienced by Race/Ethnicity
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Non-Hispanic White, 2009
N/A
42%
Non-Hispanic Black, 2009
N/A
65.2%
Hispanic, 2009
N/A
49.1%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance--United States, 2009. Surveillance Summaries (2010). MMWR 2010;59 (No. SS-5). http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/ss/ss5905.pdf [June 2010]

Sex Before Age 13
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Proportion of High School Students Who Had Sex for the First Time Before Age 13, 2009
N/A
5.9%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance--United States, 2009. Surveillance Summaries (2010). MMWR 2010;59 (No. SS-5). http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/ss/ss5905.pdf [June 2010]

Sex Before Age 13 by Grade
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Grade 9th, 2009
N/A
7.7%
Grade 10th, 2009
N/A
6.5%
Grade 11th, 2009
N/A
4.3%
Grade 12th, 2009
N/A
4.4%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance--United States, 2009. Surveillance Summaries (2010). MMWR 2010;59 (No. SS-5). http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/ss/ss5905.pdf [June 2010]

Sex Before Age 13 by Gender
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Males, 2009
N/A
8.4%
Females, 2009
N/A
3.1%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance--United States, 2009. Surveillance Summaries (2010). MMWR 2010;59 (No. SS-5). http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/ss/ss5905.pdf [June 2010]

Sex Before Age 13 by Race/Ethnicity
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Non-Hispanic White, 2009
N/A
3.4%
Non-Hispanic Black, 2009
N/A
15.2%
Hispanic, 2009
N/A
6.7%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance--United States, 2009. Surveillance Summaries (2010). MMWR 2010;59 (No. SS-5). http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/ss/ss5905.pdf [June 2010]

Four or More Sexual Partners
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Proportion of High School Students With Four or More Lifetime Sexual Partners, 2009
N/A
13.8%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance--United States, 2009. Surveillance Summaries (2010). MMWR 2010;59 (No. SS-5). http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/ss/ss5905.pdf [June 2010]

Four or More Sexual Partners by Grade
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Grade 9th, 2009
N/A
8.8%
Grade 10th, 2009
N/A
11.7%
Grade 11th, 2009
N/A
15.2%
Grade 12th, 2009
N/A
20.9%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance--United States, 2009. Surveillance Summaries (2010). MMWR 2010;59 (No. SS-5). http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/ss/ss5905.pdf [June 2010]

Four or More Sexual Partners by Gender
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Males, 2009
N/A
16.2%
Females, 2009
N/A
11.2%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance--United States, 2009. Surveillance Summaries (2010). MMWR 2010;59 (No. SS-5). http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/ss/ss5905.pdf [June 2010]

Four or More Sexual Partners by Race/Ethnicity
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Non-Hispanic White, 2009
N/A
10.5%
Non-Hispanic Black, 2009
N/A
28.6%
Hispanic, 2009
N/A
14.2%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance--United States, 2009. Surveillance Summaries (2010). MMWR 2010;59 (No. SS-5). http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/ss/ss5905.pdf [June 2010]

Sexually Active
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Proportion of High School Students Who Had Sexual Intercourse in the Previous Three Months, 2009
N/A
34.2%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance--United States, 2009. Surveillance Summaries (2010). MMWR 2010;59 (No. SS-5). http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/ss/ss5905.pdf [June 2010]

Sexually Active by Grade
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Grade 9th, 2009
N/A
21.4%
Grade 10th, 2009
N/A
29.1%
Grade 11th, 2009
N/A
40.3%
Grade 12th, 2009
N/A
49.1%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance--United States, 2009. Surveillance Summaries (2010). MMWR 2010;59 (No. SS-5). http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/ss/ss5905.pdf [June 2010]

Seuxally Active by Gender
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Males, 2009
N/A
32.6%
Females, 2009
N/A
35.6%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance--United States, 2009. Surveillance Summaries (2010). MMWR 2010;59 (No. SS-5). http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/ss/ss5905.pdf [June 2010]

Sexually Active by Race/Ethnicity
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Non-Hispanic White, 2009
N/A
32%
Non-Hispanic Black, 2009
N/A
47.7%
Hispanic, 2009
N/A
34.6%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance--United States, 2009. Surveillance Summaries (2010). MMWR 2010;59 (No. SS-5). http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/ss/ss5905.pdf [June 2010]

Last Sex Under the Influence of Drugs or Alcohol
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Proportion of Sexually Active High School Students Who Used Drugs or Alcohol Before Most Recent Sex, 2009
N/A
21.6%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance--United States, 2009. Surveillance Summaries (2010). MMWR 2010;59 (No. SS-5). http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/ss/ss5905.pdf [June 2010]

Last Sex Under the Influence of Drugs or Alcohol by Grade
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Grade 9th, 2009
N/A
24.7%
Grade 10th, 2009
N/A
22.4%
Grade 11th, 2009
N/A
20.3%
Grade 12th, 2009
N/A
20.2%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance--United States, 2009. Surveillance Summaries (2010). MMWR 2010;59 (No. SS-5). http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/ss/ss5905.pdf [June 2010]

Last Sex Under the Influence of Drugs or Alcohol by Gender
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Males, 2009
N/A
25.9%
Females, 2009
N/A
17.1%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance--United States, 2009. Surveillance Summaries (2010). MMWR 2010;59 (No. SS-5). http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/ss/ss5905.pdf [June 2010]

Last Sex Under the Influence of Drugs or Alcohol by Race/Ethnicity
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Non-Hispanic White, 2009
N/A
22.9%
Non-Hispanic Black, 2009
N/A
18.2%
Hispanic, 2009
N/A
18.9%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance--United States, 2009. Surveillance Summaries (2010). MMWR 2010;59 (No. SS-5). http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/ss/ss5905.pdf [June 2010]

Unplanned Pregnancy Data

Unplanned Pregnancies
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Prevalence of Unplanned Pregnancy Among Women who Have Delivered a Live Infant, 2007
36.3%
N/A
Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Division of Reproductive Health. Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS): CPONDER. http://www.cdc.gov/prams/cponder.htm [December 2009].

Adult Contraceptive Use Data

Contraceptive Use Among Women Not Seeking Pregnancy
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
Prevalence of Contraceptive Use at Time of Pregnancy Among Women with an Unplanned Pregnancy (Among Women who Have Delivered a Live Infant), 2004
43.9%
N/A
D'Angelo, D, Williams, L, Morrow, B, Cox, S, Harris, N, Harrison, L, Posner, S, Richardson Hood, J, Zapata, L. (2007). Preconception and Interconception Health Status of Women Who Recently Gave Birth to a Live-Born Infant - Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), United States, 26 Reporting Areas, 2004. Surveillance Summaries. MMWR 56 (No. SS-10).

Medicaid Family Planning Waiver
Statistic
Minnesota
United States
States That Have Expanded Eligibility for Coverage of Family Planning Services Under Medicaid
Yes
Yes
State Medicaid Family Planning Eligibility Expansions, State Policies in Brief, as of October 19, 2009, Guttmacher Institute. Available at http://www.guttmacher.org/statecenter/spibs/spib_SMFPE.pdf More information is also available at http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparetable.jsp?ind=456&cat=10