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| CHEMUNG COUNTY |
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| Despite recent declines in the teen pregnancy
rate, the United States |
| still has the highest rate
in the industrialized world - more than |
twice |
| that of the United Kingdom! |
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| Nearly half a million teens give birth each year. |
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| In the United States, 31% of teen girls get pregnant
at least once by the age of 20. |
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| In Chemung County, an average
of 3 teen girls become pregnant each week! |
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Their babies will fill 6 kindergarten
classes ...
five years
later!
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| In 2005 (the most recent statistics available)
Chemung County |
| ranked |
17th |
among all 57 upstate NY counties for
teen pregnancy. |
| (NYSDOH Vital Statistics) |
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| Teen pregnancy costs Chemung County Taxpayers |
millions |
of dollars |
| each year. |
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