the geography of unintended pregnancy
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A look at unplanned pregnancies, births and their cost to the American public. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/11/unintended-pregnancy-_n_3906668.htmlTRANSCRIPT
California: $1.35 billion
Texas: $1.23 billion
$1.9B
$7B
49%
Babies Are BornThe average American woman spends about three decades of her life trying to avoid unintended pregnancy. Her success may depend on access to family planning services and on a variety of socioeconomic factors, including where she lives. Unintended pregnancy rates are highest and rising among low-income women, especially in the South and in states with large urban populations. These births bring tremendous costs to struggling families and to the public.
Source: Guttmacher Institute THE HUFFINGTON POST
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$1.9B
Nearly half of pregnancies are
unintended.
Two-thirds of unintended
pregnancies were paid for by public insurance
programs, primarily Medicaid, in 2006.
$1.9 billion in spending on public family planning centers resulted in $7 billion in gross savings from helping women avoid unintended pregnancies and births in 2008.
All women Income below the poverty line Income exceeds 200% of poverty line
While the overall rate of unplanned pregnancies has declined slightly in recent decades, it has risen sharply among poor women.
Rate (per 1,000 women aged 15-44)
31-42 43-49 50-56 57-62 63-70
Rate (per 1,000 women aged 15-44)
5%
Only 5 percent of unintended pregnancies
were conceived by women who use birth control consistently.
States wherepublic spendingon unintendedbirths exceeds$1 billion.
Where
Note: Rates for Arizona, Indiana, Kansas, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Dakota and South Dakota estimated by multiple regression.
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