Positive Trends Recorded in U.S. Data on Teenagers
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON, July 12 (AP) ? Fewer high school students were having sex and more were using condoms in 2005, according to the latest government report on the well-being of the nation?s children.
The teenage birthrate hit a record low.
More young people were finishing high school, and more tots were being read to.
It is good news on a number of crucial indicators of health, experts said about the report. It is scheduled to be released Friday by the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, a consortium of federal agencies that includes the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the Census Bureau and the Administration for Children and Families.
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