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| The purpose of this research was to study the percentages of teenagers in the United States that become pregnant and deliver newborns as function of the average per capita income by state, rates of sexually transmitted diseases per 100,000 by state, and percentage of those with health insurance coverage by state. Data were collected from 50 states plus the District of Columbia (n = 51) for 1995. Socioeconomic status has been determined to effects utilization of health services. People with lower income and financial resources, particularly the uninsured, are likely to seek fewer health services (Barton, 1998). This study applied statistical analyses to determine �How Much� three separate independent variables affect or correlate with the dependent variable, teenage deliveries, in the United States. The study identified higher income and health insurance have a very significant inverse affect on the percentages of teenager�s delivering newborns, with r = -.554, -.616, with t(49) = 4.66, 5.48. Both had significance at p < 001. Sexually transmitted disease, also, had statistically significant correlation with teen deliveries, with r = .445, with t(49) = 3.475, p = .001. |
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