Statistics about teen pregnancies are indicators of a societal problem. In the 1960’s many babies were born out of wedlock. Only 3% of white babies were born of teenage mothers while 22% of black babies were born of teen mothers (Smith, 2). Now the number has dramatically risen; twenty two percent of white babies are of unwed teen mothers and 68% of black babies are born by unwed teens (Smith, 2). About 25% to 30% pregnancies in the United States ended in abortion in which majority were to unmarried women or in teens (Smith, 3). Studies have shown that there has been a miraculous reduction in the incidence of loss of virginity among teenagers. In 1960, 25% young men and 45% young women were virgins at age 19. By 1980’s, fewer than 20% males and females were virgins (Smith, 4). The percent of white women married from 1960-1965 who were virgins was 43; from 1980-1985 the percent was 14 (Williams, 2). In 1989 studies showed that 59% of high schoolers had had sexual intercourse (Smith, 4). A study of young people in 1994 shows that only 36% have had sex; that is a 23% drop in only five years (Smith, 3).

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