This statistic shows the results of a survey among young American adults in 2011 on which age group they think has the highest number of unplanned pregnancies in the United States. In 2011, 66 percent of the respondents aged 18 years and older said they believe teens to be the ones with the highest unplanned pregnancy rate.
From what you know, which group has the highest number of unplanned pregnancies in the United States?
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
Don't know
8%
Women in their 40's
1%
Women in their 30's
2%
Women in their 20's
23%
Teens
66%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Percentage of respondents66%66%23%23%2%2%1%1%8%8%TeensWomen in their 20'sWomen in their 30'sWomen in their 40'sDon't know
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The National Campaign. (October 1, 2011). From what you know, which group has the highest number of unplanned pregnancies in the United States? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/246135/us-teens-thoughts-on-age-groups-with-the-highest-rate-of-unplanned-pregnancies/
The National Campaign. "From what you know, which group has the highest number of unplanned pregnancies in the United States?." Chart. October 1, 2011. Statista. Accessed February 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/246135/us-teens-thoughts-on-age-groups-with-the-highest-rate-of-unplanned-pregnancies/
The National Campaign. (2011). From what you know, which group has the highest number of unplanned pregnancies in the United States?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/246135/us-teens-thoughts-on-age-groups-with-the-highest-rate-of-unplanned-pregnancies/
The National Campaign. "From What You Know, Which Group Has The Highest Number of Unplanned Pregnancies in The United States?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/246135/us-teens-thoughts-on-age-groups-with-the-highest-rate-of-unplanned-pregnancies/
The National Campaign, From what you know, which group has the highest number of unplanned pregnancies in the United States? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/246135/us-teens-thoughts-on-age-groups-with-the-highest-rate-of-unplanned-pregnancies/ (last visited February 24, 2025)
From what you know, which group has the highest number of unplanned pregnancies in the United States? [Graph], The National Campaign, October 1, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/246135/us-teens-thoughts-on-age-groups-with-the-highest-rate-of-unplanned-pregnancies/
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