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Demographic Data

Teen Population
Statistic
Mississippi
United States
Number of Adolescents Aged 15-19, 2006
220,833
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
Mississippi
United States
Ages 10 - 14
211,875
20,627,397
Ages 15 - 17
133,785
12,980,642
Ages 18 - 19
87,048
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
Mississippi
United States
Males
112,574
10,934,864
Females
108,259
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
Mississippi
United States
Non-Hispanic White
55,603
6,446,759
Non-Hispanic Black
49,661
1,717,948
American Indian (non-Hispanic)
664
113,986
Asian or Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander
798
458,784
Hispanic (Any Race)
1,857
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
Mississippi
United States
Proportion of Children Under 18 Living in Families Headed by a Single Parent, 2008
47%
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
Mississippi
United States
Proportion of Children Under 18 Living in Households Where no Parent Has Full-Time Employment, 2007
43%
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
Mississippi
United States
Proportion of Children Under 6 Living Below the Federal Poverty Level, 2008
33%
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
Mississippi
United States
Proportion of Children 18 and Under Without Health Insurance, 2007
15%
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
Mississippi
United States
Proportion of Teens 16-19 Who Are Not in School and Not Working, 2008
9%
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
Mississippi
United States
Proportion of Teens 16-19 Who Are Not Enrolled in High School and Are Not High School Graduates, 2008
7%
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
Mississippi
United States
Number of Teen Pregnancies, Girls 15-19, 2005
9,030
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
Mississippi
United States
Girls 15-17, 2005
2,930
237,630
Girls 18-19, 2005
6,100
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
Mississippi
United States
Non-Hispanic Whites, 2005
3,280
278,830
African Americans, 2005
5,460
205,560
Hispanics, 2005
210
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
Mississippi
United States
Teen Pregnancy Rate, Girls 15-19, 2005
85
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
Mississippi
United States
Girls 15-17, 2005
46
38
Girls 18-19, 2005
145
118
Girls 13-14, 1997
9
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
Mississippi
United States
Non-Hispanic Whites, 2005
60
43
African Americans, 2005
114
123
Hispanics, 2005
116
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
Mississippi
United States
Change in Teen Pregnancy Rate, Girls 15-19, 1988-2005
-20%
-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
Mississippi
United States
Girls 15-17, 1988-2005
-40%
-49%
Girls 18-19, 1988-2005
-2%
-28%
Girls 13-14, 1995-1997
-12%
-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
Mississippi
United States
African Americans, 1992-2005
-30%
-44%
Hispanics, 1992-2005
330%
-29%
Non-Hispanic Whites, 1992-2005
-32%
-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
Mississippi
United States
Number of Teen Births, Girls 15-19, 2006
7,404
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
Mississippi
United States
Girls Under 15, 2006
173
6,396
Girls 15-17, 2006
2,596
138,943
Girls 18-19, 2006
4,808
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
Mississippi
United States
Non-Hispanic White Girls Age 15-19, 2006
2,790
169,729
Hispanic Girls Age 15-19, 2006
224
145,669
Non-Hispanic Black Girls Age 15-19, 2006
4,311
103,725
Native American Girls Age 15-19, 2006
62
8,261
Asian/Pacific Islander Girls Age 15-19, 2006
N/A
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
Mississippi
United States
Non-Hispanic Whites, 2006
38%
39%
Hispanics, 2006
3%
33%
Non-Hispanic Blacks, 2006
58%
24%
Native Americans, 2006
1%
2%
Asian/Pacific Islanders, 2006
0%
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
Mississippi
United States
Mexican Origin, 2006
148
106,148
Puerto Rican Origin, 2006
N/A
11,680
Cuban Origin, 2006
N/A
1,340
Central or South American Origin, 2006
25
14,568
Other/Unknown Hispanic Origin, 2006
48
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
Mississippi
United States
Teen Birth Rate, Girls 15-19, 2006
68.4
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
Mississippi
United States
Girls 15-17, 2006
39.6
22
Girls 18-19, 2006
112.6
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
Mississippi
United States
Non-Hispanic Whites, 2006
50
27
Hispanics, 2006
121
83
Non-Hispanic Blacks, 2006
87
64
Native Americans, 2006
88
55
Asian/Pacific Islanders, 2006
N/A
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
Mississippi
United States
First Births, 2006
5,732
348,483
Subsequent Births, 2006
1,670
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
Mississippi
United States
Girls 15-17, 2006
13%
10%
Girls 18-19, 2006
28%
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
Mississippi
United States
Non-Hispanic Whites, 2006
18%
16%
Hispanics, 2006
27%
22%
African Americans, 2006
27%
24%
Native Americans, 2006
N/A
23%
Asian/Pacific Islanders, 2006
N/A
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
Mississippi
United States
Married Teens, 2006
958
68,848
Unmarried Teens, 2006
6,446
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
Mississippi
United States
Girls 15-17, 2006
93%
92%
Girls 18-19, 2006
84%
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
Mississippi
United States
Non-Hispanic Whites, 2006
70%
79%
Hispanics, 2006
78%
81%
Non-Hispanic Blacks, 2006
98%
97%
Native Americans, 2006
90%
90%
Asian/Pacific Islanders, 2006
N/A
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
Mississippi
United States
Change in Teen Birth Rates, Girls 15-19, 1991-2006
-20%
-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
Mississippi
United States
Girls 15-17, 1991-2006
-34%
-43%
Girls 18-19, 1991-2006
-6%
-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
Mississippi
United States
Non-Hispanic Whites, 1990-2006
-10%
-36%
Hispanics, 1990-2006
N/A
-17%
Non-Hispanic Blacks, 1990-2006
-23%
-45%
Native Americans, 1990-2006
N/A
-32%
Asian/Pacific Islanders, 1990-2006
N/A
-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
Mississippi
United States
Proportion of Sexually Active High School Students Who Used a Condom at Last Sex, 2009
65.7%
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
Mississippi
United States
Grade 9th, 2009
68.1%
64%
Grade 10th, 2009
66.3%
67.8%
Grade 11th, 2009
64.9%
61.4%
Grade 12th, 2009
64.1%
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
Mississippi
United States
Males, 2009
70.3%
68.6%
Females, 2009
61.3%
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
Mississippi
United States
Non-Hispanic White, 2009
63.2%
63.3%
Non-Hispanic Black, 2009
68.5%
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
Mississippi
United States
Proportion of Sexually Active High School Students Who Used Birth Control Pills at Last Sex, 2009
14.3%
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
Mississippi
United States
Grade 9th, 2009
8.6%
10.2%
Grade 10th, 2009
16.1%
14.7%
Grade 11th, 2009
13.6%
20.7%
Grade 12th, 2009
18.1%
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
Mississippi
United States
Males, 2009
12.3%
16.5%
Females, 2009
15.9%
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
Mississippi
United States
Non-Hispanic White, 2009
20%
27%
Non-Hispanic Black, 2009
10%
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
Mississippi
United States
Proportion of High School Students Who Have Ever Had Sex, 2009
61%
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
Mississippi
United States
Grade 9th, 2009
50.3%
31.6%
Grade 10th, 2009
58.8%
40.9%
Grade 11th, 2009
63.9%
53%
Grade 12th, 2009
75.8%
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
Mississippi
United States
Males, 2009
63.9%
46.1%
Females, 2009
58.2%
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
Mississippi
United States
Non-Hispanic White, 2009
49.4%
42%
Non-Hispanic Black, 2009
71.9%
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
Mississippi
United States
Proportion of High School Students Who Had Sex for the First Time Before Age 13, 2009
13.4%
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
Mississippi
United States
Grade 9th, 2009
18.2%
7.7%
Grade 10th, 2009
13.7%
6.5%
Grade 11th, 2009
10.8%
4.3%
Grade 12th, 2009
8.9%
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
Mississippi
United States
Males, 2009
18.7%
8.4%
Females, 2009
8.1%
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
Mississippi
United States
Non-Hispanic White, 2009
6%
3.4%
Non-Hispanic Black, 2009
19.7%
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
Mississippi
United States
Proportion of High School Students With Four or More Lifetime Sexual Partners, 2009
23.7%
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
Mississippi
United States
Grade 9th, 2009
17.8%
8.8%
Grade 10th, 2009
21.6%
11.7%
Grade 11th, 2009
25.8%
15.2%
Grade 12th, 2009
32.5%
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
Mississippi
United States
Males, 2009
30.1%
16.2%
Females, 2009
17.6%
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
Mississippi
United States
Non-Hispanic White, 2009
16%
10.5%
Non-Hispanic Black, 2009
30.7%
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
Mississippi
United States
Proportion of High School Students Who Had Sexual Intercourse in the Previous Three Months, 2009
44.9%
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
Mississippi
United States
Grade 9th, 2009
34.4%
21.4%
Grade 10th, 2009
44.8%
29.1%
Grade 11th, 2009
45.8%
40.3%
Grade 12th, 2009
59%
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
Mississippi
United States
Males, 2009
45.9%
32.6%
Females, 2009
44%
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
Mississippi
United States
Non-Hispanic White, 2009
38%
32%
Non-Hispanic Black, 2009
51.6%
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
Mississippi
United States
Proportion of Sexually Active High School Students Who Used Drugs or Alcohol Before Most Recent Sex, 2009
19%
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
Mississippi
United States
Grade 9th, 2009
18.8%
24.7%
Grade 10th, 2009
17%
22.4%
Grade 11th, 2009
18.9%
20.3%
Grade 12th, 2009
21.3%
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
Mississippi
United States
Males, 2009
25%
25.9%
Females, 2009
12.9%
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
Mississippi
United States
Non-Hispanic White, 2009
21.2%
22.9%
Non-Hispanic Black, 2009
16.4%
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
Mississippi
United States
Prevalence of Unplanned Pregnancy Among Women who Have Delivered a Live Infant, 2007
N/A
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
Mississippi
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
52.6%
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
Mississippi
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