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1. How many teenage girls in the U.S. become pregnant each year?

A. 250,000
B. 483,000
C. 900,000
D. More than one million

2. What percentage of teen pregnancies are unintended?

A. 29 percent
B. 44 percent
C. 78 percent
D. 87 percent
E . Varies from year to year

3. True or False? The U.S. has one of the lowest rates of teen pregnancy in the Industrialized World.

A. True
B. False

4. How much, on average, does an unwed teenage mother receive in yearly child support from the father?

A. Less than $800
B. Between $750 and $1,250
C. Approximately $1,900
D. Between $1,250 and $2,000

5. What percentage of teenage pregnancies are ended by abortion?

A. Less than 10 percent
B. 14 percent
C. 30 percent
D. Nearly 50 percent

6. How many teenage mothers eventually graduate from high school?

A. One in ten
B. One in four
C. One in seven
D. One in 12

7. What percentage of single-parent families headed by teenage mothers end up on welfare?

A. Virtually all of them
B. More than 75 percent within five years
C. Approximately 85 percent within two years
D. Nationwide, about 50 percent

8. True or False? A majority of today's teens are sexually active.

A. True
B. False

9. What does the term "failure rate" mean in reference to contraceptive methods?

A. The percentage of females who become pregnant while using it
B. The percentage of pregnancies that occur despite proper and consistent use.
C. The percentage of the time the method is used improperly
D. None of the above

10. How many of the widely used methods of contraception are also effective against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)?

A. All contraceptive systems have some ability to prevent STD infections
B. Only condoms provide an effective, but not infallible, barrier to STD transmission
C. Only those contraceptive systems available by prescription can block STDs
D. Inconsistent use makes accurate assessment of STD prevention impossible

11. What percentage of sexually active teens report being depressed "all, most or a lot" of the time?

A. 25.3 percent of girls and 8.3 percent of boys
B. 40.2 percent of girls and 7.7 percent of boys
C. 14.3 percent of girls and six percent of boys
D. 37.4 percent of girls and 7.7 percent of boys

12. True or False? Most sexually active teens say they wish they had waited until later to start having sex.

A. True
B. False