US Teen Birth Rate Fell More In Urban Counties Than Rural Counties From 2007 To 2015, CDC Finds.

reports data from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics show that from 2007 to 2015, the teen birth rate in urban areas decreased by 50%, while it only fell by 37% in rural areas. MedPage Today (11/16, Walker) reports the researchers found that the teen birth rate fell from 38.1 to 18.9 per 1,000 teenage girls in urban counties over the time period, while it fell from 49.1 to 30.9 per 1,000 teenage girls in rural counties over the same time. reports the teen birth rate fell more among white and Hispanic teenagers than black teenagers, while all three racial groups had a higher teen birth rate in urban areas than rural ones. Additional coverage is provided by: PBS NewsHour (11/16, Santhanam) and Vox (11/16, Frostenson). http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-teen-birth-rate-rural-urban-20161116-story.html