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Article: MADISON TEEN BIRTH RATE JUMPS GROWTH OF POVERTY CALLED KEY REASON FOR 36 PERCENT INCREASE FROM 1990 TO 2000.(FRONT)
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- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- May 1, 2002
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Byline: Patricia Simms Health reporter
The birth rate among Madison teen-agers increased by 36 percent from 1990 to 2000, city health officials reported Tuesday.
The teen birth rate jumped from 21.5 live births per 1,000 females 15 to 19 in 1990 to 29.2 births in 2000. For teens between 15 and 17, there was a 70 percent increase, according to the Wisconsin Bureau of Health Information.
One Madison Department of Public Health official said the growth of poverty in Madison is a key ingredient. "Poverty is one risk factor for teen pregnancy," said maternal-child health specialist Mary Bradley. "Whether we have had more of an influx of teens at ...