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California and U.S. Teen Birth Rates, 1991-2010

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

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20

40

60

80

61.860.3 59.0 58.2

56.053.5

51.3 50.3

48.8 47.745.0

42.641.1 40.5 39.7 41.1 41.5 40.2

37.934.3*

70.968.6 67.0 65.5

62.9

58.2

53.850.9

48.546.7

43.740.7

39.1 38.237.2 37.8 37.1 35.2

32.129.0

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YearSources: Teen births: Birth Statistical Master File, years 1991-2010, Health Information and Research Section. Teen population: Years 1991-1999, State of California, Department of Finance, Race/Ethnic Population with Age and Sex Detail, 1990-1999. Sacramento, CA, May 2004. Years 2000-2010, State of California, Department of Finance, Race/Ethnic Population with Age and Sex Detail, 2000-2050. Sacramento, CA, July 2007. U.S. data sources: years 1991-2009 - National Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 60, No. 1, November, 2011; Preliminary data for 2010 - National Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 60 No. 2, November , 2011. U.S. data from 2000 to 2010 have been updated using the 2010 intercensal population estimates. *U.S. data for 2010 is preliminary.

NOTE: Teen birth rates in California as presented here differ from the rates computed on the basis of other population estimates such as those published by the National Center for Health Statistics.

Prepared by: California Department of Public Health, Center for Family Health, Office of Family Planning, October 2011.

California Teen Birth Rates by Age Group, 2000-2010

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 20100

20

40

60

80 76.873.5

68.566.5 65.5 63.9

66.364.3

59.6

53.548.6

26.5 23.8 22.4 21.2 20.6 20.3 20.0 19.9 19.1 17.515.2

46.7 43.740.7 39.1 38.2 37.2 37.8 37.1 35.2

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Sources: Teen births: Birth Statistical Master File, years 2000-2010, Teen population: Years 2000-2010, State of California, Department of Finance: Race/Ethnic Population with Age and Sex Detail, 2000-2050. Sacramento, CA, July 2007.


Ages 18-19

Ages 15-19

Ages 15-17

White(non-Hispanic)

African American (non-Hispanic)

American Indian/Aleut/Eskimo (non-

Hispanic)

Asian/Pacific Islander(non-Hispanic)

Multiple Race(non-Hispanic)

Hispanic0

15

30

45

60

75

13.1

39.9

27.1

9.6

29

56.9

11.9

37.0

25.9

8.5

28.9

50.8

11.0

34.0

22.3

7.3

25.4

45.0

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California Teen Birth Rates by Race/Ethnicity & Year, 2008-2010

Race/Ethnicity

Sources: Teen births: Birth Statistical Master File, years 2008-2010, Teen population: Years 2008-2010, State of California, Department of Finance: Race/Ethnic Population with Age and Sex Detail, 2000-2050. Sacramento, CA, July 2007. Births to mothers identified as “other” or “unknown” race are excluded from the analysis; they comprised 1.1% in 2008,1.2% each in 2009 and 2010.


19 California Counties With 3-Year Average Teen Birth Rates* Significantly HIGHER Than the 3-Year Average State

Teen Birth Rate, 2008-2010**, Highest to Lowest

• Glenn (40.9)• Yuba (40.7)• Santa Barbara (39.9)• San Joaquin (37.4)• Stanislaus (36.7)• Riverside (34.5)

• Del Norte (51.8) • Merced (47.5)• Tehama(44.4)• Lake (43.4)• Colusa (42.2)• San Bernardino (41.3)

• Tulare (60.4)• Kern (60.2)• Imperial (55.7)• Kings (55.6)• Madera (52.6)• Monterey (52.5)• Fresno (52.0)

Sources: Teen births: Birth Statistical Master File, years 2008-2010. Teen population: State of California, Department of Finance: Race/Ethnic Population with Age and Sex Detail, 2000-2050. Sacramento, CA, July 2007, years 2008-2010.

*Teen birth rate is per 1,000 females age 15-19 years. **The number of teen births and the teen female population for 3 years (2008-2010) were combined to produce more stable rates. County rates were tested for statistical significance against the state rate after subtracting the county’s contribution to the rate. County rates not statistically significantly different from the remaining state rate include Inyo, Lassen, Mendocino, Modoc, Plumas, Sacramento, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Siskiyou, Sutter, Trinity, and Ventura. Stable rates could not be computed for Alpine and Sierra (fewer than 20 births).


• San Luis Obispo (18.9)• Amador (18.6)• El Dorado (15.0)• Nevada (13.2)• Mono (12.8)• Placer (12.6)• Marin (10.9)

• Sonoma (22.6)• Santa Clara (21.9)• Tuolumne (21.3)• Mariposa (21.2)• Contra Costa (20.4)• San Francisco (20.0)• Calaveras (19.7)• Yolo (19.1)• San Mateo (19.0)

• Los Angeles (30.7)• San Diego (30.6)• Humboldt (27.2)• San Benito (27.0)• Solano (26.5)• Butte (26.3)• Alameda (23.9)• Orange (23.6)• Napa (23.4)

25 California Counties With 3-Year Average Teen Birth Rates* Significantly LOWER Than the 3-Year Average State

Teen Birth Rate, 2008-2010**, Highest to Lowest

Sources: Teen births: Birth Statistical Master File, years 2008-2010. Teen population: State of California, Department of Finance: Race/Ethnic Population with Age and Sex Detail, 2000-2050. Sacramento, CA, July 2007, years 2008-2010.

*Teen birth rate is per 1,000 females age 15-19 years. **The number of teen births and the teen female population for 3 years (2007-2009) were combined to produce more stable rates. County rates were tested for statistical significance against the state rate after subtracting the county’s contribution to the rate. County rates not statistically significantly different from the remaining state rate include Inyo, Lassen, Mendocino, Modoc, Plumas, Sacramento, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Siskiyou, Sutter, Trinity, and Ventura. Stable rates could not be computed for Alpine and Sierra (fewer than 20 births).

Prepared by: California Department of Public Health, Center for Family Health, Office of Family Planning, October, 2011.

Sources: Teen births: Birth Statistical Master File, years 2008-2010. Teen population: State of California, Department of Finance: Race/Ethnic Population with Age and Sex Detail, 2000-2050. Sacramento, CA, July 2007.

Prepared by: The Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health, University of California, San Francisco, for California Department of Public Health, Center for Family Health, Office of Family Planning, October 2011.

Teen Birth Rate Comparisons for California, US, and Selected Countries – 2009

California data sources: Teen births: Birth Statistical Master File, 2009. Teen population: State of California, Department of Finance: Race/Ethnic Population with Age and Sex Detail, 2000-2050. Sacramento, CA, July 2007. * U.S. Data source: Births: Preliminary data for 2010. National Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 60 No. 2, November, 2010. International data: The World Bank, World Development Indicators: Social Development. URL: http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.ADO.TFRT/countries?display=default

NOTE: Teen birth rate in California as presented here differ from the rate computed on the basis of other population estimate such as those published by the National Center for Health Statistics.


*

Mexico

United States

California

United Kingdom

Canada

Spain

Norway

Germany

France

Sweden

Italy

Japan

Netherlands

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

68.6

37.9

32.1

29.7

12.9

11.9

8.3

7.5

6.7

6.2

5.6

5.4

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Sources: Teen births: Birth Statistical Master File, 2010. Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding. Births to mothers with unknown race/ethnicity (1.2%) or unknown nativity (0.03%) are included in the analysis.


Hispanic 73.2% (26% foreign born,

74% US born)

White (non-Hispanic)

12.5%

Asian/Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)

2.5% (28% foreign born,

72% US born)

African American (non-Hispanic)

7.7%

American Indian (non-Hispanic)

0.5%

Multiple Race (non-Hispanic)

2.3%

Other/Unknown* (non-Hispanic)

1.2%

Race/Ethnicity (n=43,127) & Nativity of Teen Mothers Age 15-19, California, 2010

California Teen Birth Rates, Number of Teens,& Number of Teen Births, 2000-2010

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YearTeen birth rate: Teen births: Birth Statistical Master File, years 2000-2010. Teen population: Years 2000-2010, State of California, Department of Finance, Race/Ethnic Population with Age and Sex Detail, 2000-2050. Sacramento, CA, July 2007. Number of teens: Years 2000-2010, State of California, Department of Finance, Race/Ethnic Population with Age and Sex Detail, 2000-2050. Sacramento, CA, July 2007. Number of teen births: Birth Statistical Master File, years 2000-2010.


1,186,951

1,488,238

55,373

43,127

46.7

29.0

Number of teens: Years 2000-2010, State of California, Department of Finance, Race/Ethnic Population with Age and Sex Detail, 2000-2050. Sacramento, CA, July 2007. “All Other” race/ethnicity population is comprised of American Indian and Multiple Race female teens.


Number of Female Teens by Race/Ethnicity, Age 15-19 Years, California, 2000-2010

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Hispanic White Asian/Pacific Islander African American All Other

Year

Total - 1,186,951

Total - 1,488,238 25% increase

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