by APFLI | Mar 30, 2004 | Studies - Abstinence / Pornography / Sex Outside Marriage Research
ADOLESCENTS WHO TAKE VIRGINITY PLEDGES HAVE LOWER RATES OF OUT-OF-WEDLOCK BIRTHS — about 40% less likely to have a child out of wedlock when compared to similar young women who do not make such a pledge [recently released data from the National Longitudinal...
by APFLI | Mar 3, 2004 | General Information / History / Stats / Types
Pregnancies fell 7%, from 6.78 million in 1990 to 6.28 million in 1999. The birth rate declined 9% in that time, from 70.9 to 64.4 births per 1,000 women ages 15 to 44. And the abortion rate went down 22%, from 27.4 to 21.4 abortions per 1,000 women. The overall...
by APFLI | Feb 14, 2004 | Reasons for Abstinence
The "2002 Kids Count Book," published by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, contains data on the decreasing teen birth rates across the USA. http://www.aecf.org/kidscount/auxiliary_2002/table1_5.htm. The U.S. Teen Pregnancy Rate declined by 36% from 1990-2002....
