With One Voice 2001: Americas Adults and Teens Sound Off About Teen Pregnancy
The National Campaign To Prevent Teen Pregnancy

This chart book on what adults and teens think is divided into four sections: teen sex and pregnancy in general, factors that might influence teens' sexual decisions, the role of parents, and advice for policymakers. There is near unanimous agreement among adults and teens that teen pregnancy is a serious problem. Nine out of ten adults (93 percent) and nearly as many teens (88 percent) identify it as such. However, fully one-third of adults do not think that the young people in their community are getting a clear message from the adults in their lives that teen pregnancy is wrong, and only 57 percent of teens strongly agree that they are getting a clear message that teen pregnancy is wrong. Close to three-quarters of adults (73 percent) and a clear majority of teens (56 percent) hold the view that teens should not be sexually active, but teens who are should have access to contraception.


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