TABLE 3—
Changes in Pregnancy Risk, by Age and Race/Ethnicity: National Survey of Family Growth, 1995 and 2002
15–19 Years | 15–17 Years | 18–19 Years | White, Non-Hispanic | Black, Non-Hispanic | Hispanic | |
Change, 1995–2002, % (95% confidence interval) | −38.3 (−22.7, −53.9) | −55.2 (−33.1, −77.2) | −26.7 (−6.5, −46.8) | −46.7 (−27.4, −65.9) | −31.5 (−0.1, −63.0) | −34.2 (4.0, −72.4) |
t test | 4.81 | 4.90 | 2.60 | 4.74 | 1.97 | 1.75 |
P | <.001 | <.001 | .010 | <.001 | .05 | .08 |
Change in birth rate, % | −23.2 | −34.6 | −17.0 | −27.5 | −29.7 | −16.0 |
Change in pregnancy rate, %a | −23.5 | −35.5 | −17.3 | . . . | . . . | . . . |
aData for 2002 not available; change extrapolated from trend between 1995 and 2001.