[lbo-talk] Toys for Dems Drive

Miles Jackson cqmv at pdx.edu
Wed Dec 7 20:45:19 PST 2005


Michael Hoover wrote:


> teen pregnancy rates haven't changed much for decades have
> they, i thought chief difference was that 'back then/in the
> old days', males doing the impregnating were more likely to
> be in their twenties (statutory rape when girl was below age of
> consent, tbut what they hell), and more pregnancies led to
> marriage, believe age differences between married folks in
> my parent's generation were often wider than it it today... mh

No, teen birth rates and (as far as can be ascertained) pregnancy rates are way down, compared to previous decades. I recall downloading some data from the U. S. census site about this.

Miles



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