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89% of teens who gave birth were unmarried. (NYC Office of Vital Statistics—2001) |
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82% of teens
use Medicaid for their
Pre-natal care and Delivery. (NYC
Office of Vital Statistics—2001) |
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Nearly 58% of teenage pregnancies in NYC end in abortion. (NYC Office of Vital Statistics—2001) |
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New York State ranks #
1 in newly reported AIDS
cases in the United States, 80% of AIDS cases were in New York
City. (State Rankings
2002, A Statistical View of the 50 United States,
edited by Kathleen O’Leary Morgan & Scott
Morgan; New York State Department of Health, AIDS
in New York State 2001-2002) |
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Class of 2001, for all New York City
schools, only 51% of
students graduated. (New
York City Flash Research Report # 6, Division of
Assessment & Accountability, May 2, 2002.) |
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In 2001, the second leading cause of death among teens in New York City was from assault and of those deaths 54.5% were caused by firearms. (NYC Office of Vital Statistics—2001) |
Teen Pregnancies in the NYC area.
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