McDowell County's teen pregnancy rate for 2006 increased over the previous year and is now above the state average. North Carolina's teen pregnancy rates continues to hold steady, with 2006 state rates nearly the same as those from the previous three years. The 2006 statewide pregnancy rate for teens ages 15 to 19 was 63.1 pregnancies per 1,000 girls, compared to 61.7 per 1,000 in 2005. In ...
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