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Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Facts about Teens (:

There is still a light that shines on me, Shine until tomorrow, let it be.

Here are many statics that could be intersting to you, things about dating violence, teenagers driving drunk, & teenage pregnancy.

Dating violence according to the NCDSV: • 20 percent of teens have been threatened by their partners, or had partners threaten to hurt themselves if the relationship ended.
• 33 percent of teens, and 50 percent of teen girls, say they have felt pressured to have sex in a serious relationship.
• 30 percent have worried about their safety in a relationship, and 20 percent have been hit, slapped, or pushed.
• 64 percent have been with a jealous or controlling partner.
• 55 percent have compromised their standards to keep their partner.
• 25 percent have been put down or called names by their partner.

Teenage driving drunk statics:

• According to the CDC in 2004, 4,767 teenagers died from fatal car crash injuries.
• From the same report, almost four-hundred thousand other teenagers required medical attention from their injuries sustained in a car collision.
• Teenage drivers are four times more likely to experience a motor vehicle collision than their older driving counterparts are notes the CDC.
• Forty percent of deaths for persons aged 15 to 20 stem from automobile collisions according to the CDC.
• The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration notes twenty-three percent of teenage drivers in fatal car wrecks possessed a blood-alcohol level above the legal limit of .08.


Teenage Pregnancy Statics:

• Each year, almost 750,000 women aged 15–19 become pregnant. Overall, 71.5 pregnancies per 1,000 women aged 15–19 occurred in 2006; the rate declined 41% from its peak in 1990 to a low of 69.5 in 2005.

• Black and Hispanic women have the highest teen pregnancy rates (126 and 127 per 1,000 women aged 15–19, respectively); non-Hispanic whites have the lowest rate (44 per 1,000.)

• Eighty-two percent of teen pregnancies are unplanned

• In 2006, there were 42 births per 1,000 women aged 15–19.



Sites used :
Troubled Teen 101
Pregnancy-info.net
Accident Attorneys

2 Comments:

Taylor said...

I really like all those stats you posted. But how abouit giving your opinion(s) about it? I mean this is your blog so personalize the information. It could make your blog more enjoyable then it already is.

Oliver 56 said...

I like this blog that you guys have created. It is very interesting and grabs your attention. There is a lot of information that I didn't no and reading it shocked me!

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