Teen Pregnancy

Having a baby at a young age can create feelings of anger and frustration towards friends.

• True
• False

Why are teens who drop out of high school less likely to find a high-paying job?

• High-paying jobs usually require an advanced degree of some sort
• There's not enough time to work
• Teen parents are just as likely to find high-paying jobs

Over 80% of people who have a baby before 18 will live in poverty.

• True

• False

Nearly ____ of fathers of children born to teen mothers do not marry the mothers. 

• 20%
• 80%
• 45%
• 50%

What is the only way that is 100% effective in protection against pregnancy?

• Condoms.

• Birth Control.

• Abstinence.

• All of the above.

Pregnancy remains the number ____ reason girls drop out of high school. 

• One
• Two
• Three 
• Four

What is an example of a good reason to have a child?

• You're lonely.

• You think it will fix a relationship.

• You and your spouse are ready financially and emotionally.

• None of the above.

Pregnant teens are more likely to seek prenatal care than older women.

• true
• false

Teen pregnancy costs U.S. taxpayers about  per year due to increased health care and foster care

• $60 million
• $1 billion
• $45 million
• $11 billion

Which of the following is true?

• Babies that are born to teenage parents are less likely to grow up in poverty

• Babies that are born to teenage parents are more likely to grow up in poverty

• Babies that are born to teenage parents are more likely to get high paying jobs when they grow up

• Babies that are born to teenage parents are more likely to do well in school