tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35248477.post2495309355077365067..comments2024-03-27T14:20:05.905-04:00Comments on Montclair SocioBlog: Whither America’s Youth? Jay Livingstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06652075579940313964noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35248477.post-91571631774063883402016-01-08T22:34:24.549-05:002016-01-08T22:34:24.549-05:00In 1991, the birth rate for 15-17 year old females...In 1991, the birth rate for 15-17 year old females was 38.6 per 1000. In 2011, it was 15.4 -- less than half. In 2013 it had dropped to 12.3 -- less than a third the rate 22 years earlier. (<a href="http://www.childtrends.org/?indicators=teen-births" rel="nofollow">ChildTrends.org</a> based on CDC data.) As for the 50s and 60s, a lot more of those teen moms, especially older teens (say 17-19), were married.Jay Livingstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06652075579940313964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35248477.post-53014651299208778132016-01-08T19:51:03.384-05:002016-01-08T19:51:03.384-05:00"The birth rate among younger teens is half o..."The birth rate among younger teens is half of what it was twenty years ago. "<br /><br />should be<br /><br />The birth rate among younger teens is half of what it was fity years ago. <br /><br />which is even more impressive, considering the very positive images of 1950searly 60s imprinted on one and all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com