51.   Travis County had a higher pregnancy rate than counties that had more girls in this age group.

52.   Portugal has the highest teen-age pregnancy rate in the European Union after Britain.

53.   A high teen pregnancy rate has many worried about a possible increase in unprotected sex.

54.   Awareness of AIDS and more knowledge about contraceptives have helped reduce the teen-age pregnancy rate.

55.   It found that the vaccine appears to have no ill effects on pregnancy rates and birthrates.

56.   Pregnancy rates are significantly higher in low-income communities, and black and Hispanic girls are more than twice as likely to get pregnant as white girls are.

57.   School programs can help adolescents delay sexual activity and reduce pregnancy rates, studies in recent years have shown.

58.   The teen pregnancy rate is derived by combining the number of teens who give birth with estimates for abortion and miscarriage rates.

59.   A YWCA study earlier this year reported New Zealand had the second highest teenage pregnancy rate among developed nations.

60.   Despite recent declines in teenage pregnancy rates, approximately one million US teenagers become pregnant each year.