Comments on: Teen birth rates rise 3% overall, adult liberal reading comprehension rates continue to decline http://sistertoldjah.com/archives/2007/12/07/teen-birth-rates-rise-3-overall-adult-liberal-reading-comprehension-rates-continue-to-decline/ Don't dis or dismiss this miss! Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:23:12 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: forest hunter http://sistertoldjah.com/archives/2007/12/07/teen-birth-rates-rise-3-overall-adult-liberal-reading-comprehension-rates-continue-to-decline/comment-page-1/#comment-729662 forest hunter Fri, 07 Dec 2007 22:51:51 +0000 http://sistertoldjah.com/archives/2007/12/07/teen-birth-rates-rise-3-overall-adult-liberal-reading-comprehension-rates-continue-to-decline/#comment-729662 A good friend of mine and father, told his daughters boyfriend on their first date something to the effect of *If my little girl sees your software package, I'll cut it off.* It was the beginning of a long and lasting relationship between the three. Scruples 101 class dismissed. A good friend of mine and father, told his daughters boyfriend on their first date something to the effect of *If my little girl sees your software package, I’ll cut it off.* It was the beginning of a long and lasting relationship between the three.

Scruples 101 class dismissed.

]]> By: Mr. Skulduggery http://sistertoldjah.com/archives/2007/12/07/teen-birth-rates-rise-3-overall-adult-liberal-reading-comprehension-rates-continue-to-decline/comment-page-1/#comment-729647 Mr. Skulduggery Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:27:10 +0000 http://sistertoldjah.com/archives/2007/12/07/teen-birth-rates-rise-3-overall-adult-liberal-reading-comprehension-rates-continue-to-decline/#comment-729647 <blockquote>For example, if you take a look at page one of this CDC document, which lists the percentage of live births to mothers under 20 years old for 2005 and 2006, you'll see that the birth rate per 1000 under-20 females in Louisiana increased from 13.7 to 13.8.</blockquote> I don't think that's quite right. It's not birth rate per 1000. The document says, "Table A. Percentage of live births to mothers under 20 years of age," so I think it's the percentage of total births (amongst all age groups) where the mother is under 20. In other words, it's the percentage of births that are under age, not the percentage of under age girls giving birth. That kind of jumped out at me when I saw that SIECUS's figure was this: <blockquote>In 2004, Louisiana's birth rate was 56 per 1,000 women ages 15–19 compared to a teen birth rate of 41 per 1,000 nationwide.</blockquote> But yes, I agree. It's very deceitful to blame abstinence-only education in places where a) alternatives are also allowed, and b) non-abstinence-only states also saw a rise.

For example, if you take a look at page one of this CDC document, which lists the percentage of live births to mothers under 20 years old for 2005 and 2006, you’ll see that the birth rate per 1000 under-20 females in Louisiana increased from 13.7 to 13.8.

I don’t think that’s quite right. It’s not birth rate per 1000. The document says, “Table A. Percentage of live births to mothers under 20 years of age,” so I think it’s the percentage of total births (amongst all age groups) where the mother is under 20. In other words, it’s the percentage of births that are under age, not the percentage of under age girls giving birth. That kind of jumped out at me when I saw that SIECUS’s figure was this:

In 2004, Louisiana’s birth rate was 56 per 1,000 women ages 15–19 compared to a teen birth rate of 41 per 1,000 nationwide.

But yes, I agree. It’s very deceitful to blame abstinence-only education in places where a) alternatives are also allowed, and b) non-abstinence-only states also saw a rise.

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