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Show Births to Adolescents (Ages 15-19) Pregnant teenagers are less likely to receive early prenatal care than other pregnant women and are more likely to give birth to low birth weight babies. While the U.S. percentage of births to adolescents has decreased since 1980, the Utah percentage has remained fairly constant. Thus, the ratio between the two has narrowed significantly. Table 92. Sources: Utah 1992-1993: Utah Department of Health Bureau of Vital Records. Births by Age of Mother and Birthweight of Infant (1995V Unpublished report. Utah 1991: Utah Children. 1993. Key Facts about Children in Utah, p.6. Utah 1980-1990: Utah Department of Health, Division of Health Care Resources, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics (1992). Unpublished report. U.S. 1991-1992: National Center for Health Statistics. Advance Report of Final Natality Statistics. Monthly Vital Statistics Reports: 42(3), 43(5). Hyartsville, MD:. U.S. 1991: : Utah Children. 1993. Key Facts about Children in Utah, p.6. U.S. 1989 and 1990: : National Center for Health Statistics (1989 and 1990). Monthly Vital Statistics Report. Public Health Service, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. U.S. 1980-1988: National Center for Health Statistics. Vital Statistics of the United States (1980-1988). Volume I, Natality. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. Separate documents for each year, see reference section for specific references. Table 92. Births to Adolescents* Utah:U.S. Year Utah U.S. (Ratio) 1980 10.9 15.3 0.71:1 1981 10.6 14.5 0.73:1 1982 10.1 14.0 0.72:1 1983 9.2 13.4 0.69:1 1984 8.6 12.8 0.67:1 1985 8.8 12.4 0.71:1 1986 9.3 12.3 0.76:1 1987 9.4 12.1 0.78:1 1988 9.2 12.2 0.75:1 1989 9.8 12.5 0.78:1 1990 10.1 12.5 0.81:1 1991 10.6 12.6 0.84:1 1992 10.4 12.4 0.84:1 1993 10.6 12.8 0.83:1 1994 10.6 12.8 0.83:1 1995 10.7 12.8 0.84:1 1996 10.5 12.6 0:83:1 'Percentages were obtained by dividing live births for ages 15-19 by total live births for each specific year. Figure 55 Percentage of Total Births 10 - 5 --0 Births to Adolescents (15 to 19 years) 20 j 15 ----... ¦Utah U.S. 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 128 |
