A Closer Look at Florida
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Teen birth rates up in 26 states
The newest and most detailed data on teen birth rates
shows significant increases in 26 states and represents most regions of the USA.
"To see 26 states with statistically significant increases is fairly remarkable," says Paul Sutton, a demographer with the National Center for Health Statistics, which released the data Wednesday. "We're seeing increases in both the number of teens having births and also the rate at which they are having births. Both of them are going up."