Teen Pregnancy

The United States has the highest teen pregnancy rate among industrialized nations.

• True

• False

Pregnancy remains the number ____ reason girls drop out of high school. 

• One
• Two
• Three 
• Four

Nearly ____ of fathers of children born to teen mothers do not marry the mothers. 

• 20%
• 80%
• 45%
• 50%

Teen pregnancy costs U.S. taxpayers about  per year due to increased health care and foster care

• $60 million
• $1 billion
• $45 million
• $11 billion

Over 80% of people who have a baby before 18 will live in poverty.

• True

• False

What percentage of teens moms will finish college by the age of 30?

• Less than 2%

• Over 50% of teen moms finish college

• Most teen moms that go to college will graduate from college

Which of the following is true for babies born to teenage mothers?

• They usually are born later than the expected due date

• They will be healthier because the moms are younger

• They are usually much heavier than other babies

• They are more likely to be born early and have a low birth weight

Teenage mothers usually give birth early (before 9 months)

• True

• False

Which of the following is true?

• Babies that are born to teenage parents are less likely to grow up in poverty

• Babies that are born to teenage parents are more likely to grow up in poverty

• Babies that are born to teenage parents are more likely to get high paying jobs when they grow up

• Babies that are born to teenage parents are more likely to do well in school

Young mothers are more likely to become anemic (low iron count) when pregnant.

• True

• False