- Teen pregnancy rate lowest since 1969, By Michelle Roberts, February 28, 2012, BBC News: “The teen pregnancy rate in England and Wales has reached its lowest since 1969, new data shows. Figures from the Office for National Statistics show conceptions in under-18s fell to 34,633 in 2010 compared with 38,259 in 2009, a drop of 9.5%. Pregnancies in under-16s also went down – by 6.8% to 6,674 in total from 7,158 the previous year…”
- Teen pregnancies at lowest level since 1960s, By Stephen Adams, February 28, 2012, The Telegraph: “The teenage pregnancy rate has fallen to its lowest level since the 1960s, according to official figures released on Tuesday. The rate for girls aged 15 to 17 in 2010 – the most recent period for which figures are available – was 35.5 per 1,000 – the lowest since 1969. The number of pregnancies in under 18s fell almost 10 per cent between 2009 and 2010, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Family planning organisations claim the drop is due to better sex education…”
Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty