Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Child Development Research and Public Policy 
Risking the Future [PDF ebook] 
Adolescent Sexuality, Pregnancy, and Childbearing, Volume II Statistical Appendices only

More than 1 million teenage girls in the United States become pregnant each year; nearly half give birth. Why do these young people, who are hardly more than children themselves, become parents? The statistical appendices for the report Risking the Future: Adolescent Sexuality, Pregnancy, and Childbearing provide additional insight into the trends in teenage sexual behavior.