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. 2007 Jan;97(1):150–156. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2006.089169

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.