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Research and Statistics on Adolescent Pregnancy

For the links listed under each topic below, Wisconsin information precedes national information.

Teen Sexual Behavior

  • Data on Wisconsin Youth Sexual Behavior

  • High-Risk Sexual Behavior Section of Healthiest Wisconsin 2010: An Implementation Plan to Improve the Health of the Public
    This links to the Wisconsin State Health Plan's implementation section for addressing high-risk sexual behavior. See objective one for the state's logic model and research on promoting abstinence.

  • Wisconsin Youth Risk Behavior Survey (exit DHS)
    Every odd year the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention surveys youth in each state regarding risk behaviors. The purpose of the study is to take a "snapshot" of the health and well-being of adolescents. Follow the link above to review data on teen sexual behaviors. 

  • This is My Reality--The Price of Sex:  An Inside Look at Black Urban Youth Sexuality (exit DHS)
    This 2004 report, produced by Motivational Educational Entertainment Productions in partnership with the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, summarizes findings from focus groups conducted in 2002 with low-income Black urban youth about sex, love, and relationships.

  • Adolescent Pregnancy

  • Births to Teens in Wisconsin
    This site posts the most recent annual report by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services on teen births, as well as teen birth reports back to 1995.  Reports include both birth rates and pregnancy rates by county, as well as by various teen characteristics such as race, age and marital status.

  • With One Voice 2009:  America's Adults and Teens Sound Off About Teen Pregnancy (exit DHS)
    "With One Voice 2009," published by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, is a nationally representative survey of adults and teens that offers parents and program leaders interesting insights about teen sex and pregnancy and factors that might influence decision-making among teens.

  • National Teen Pregnancy and Birth Data (exit DHS)
    This page of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy website offers a selection of data related to teen pregnancy.

  • Parents and Adolescent Pregnancy

  • Youth and HIV/AIDS: Resources for Educators, Policymakers, and Parents
    The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction provides information about technical assistance resources and educational materials that can guide the development, implementation, and evaluation of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and other sexually transmitted infections (STI) prevention education programs for school-age youth. 
  • Effective Programs and Evaluation

  • Emerging Answers 2007 (exit DHS)
    Emerging Answers: Research Findings on Programs to Reduce Teen Pregnancy, by Douglas Kirby, Ph.D., offers practitioners and policymakers information on important characteristics in  programs that effectively prevent teen pregnancy.
  • Last Revised: November 14, 2012