New York Adolescent Reproductive Health Facts

New York was ranked 44 out of 51 (50 states + the District of Columbia)¹ on final 2015 teen births rates among females aged 15-19 (with 1 representing the highest rate and 51 representing the lowest rate).^RH1

¹Rank calculated from birth rates for this publication.

Number of births to females under 20 years of age, 2015 ^RH3

Total¹	New York	United States
Females under 20 years of age	9,055	232,215

Females aged	New York	United States
Under 15	94	2,500
15-17	2,420	61,184
18-19	6,541	168,531
15-19	8,961	229,715

Mother's race/ethnicity	New York	United States
Non-Hispanic white²	2,885	91,415
Non-Hispanic black²	2,098	50,884
American Indian or Alaska Native^2,3	53	4,791
Asian or Pacific Islander^2,3	222	4,334
Hispanic⁴	3,810	81,350

1: Includes all births, including those with Hispanic origin not stated and not shown separately.
2: Race and Hispanic origin are reported separately on birth certificates. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. Race categories are consistent with the 1977 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) standards.
3: Includes persons of Hispanic, non-Hispanic and origin not stated according to mother's reported race.
4: Includes all persons of Hispanic origin of any race.

Teen birth rate (births per 1,000 females aged 15–19), 2015 ^RH1

Total¹	New York	United States
Females aged 15-19	14.6	22.3

Females aged	New York	United States
15-17	6.8	9.9
18-19	25.4	40.7

Percent change^a in the teen birth rate, 1991-2015 and 2014-2015 ^{RH1, RH3}

Total	New York	United States
Change in rate to females aged 15-19 (1991 to 2015)	-68%	-64%
Change in rate to females aged 15-19 (2014 to 2015)	-10%	-8%

a State-level change calculated for this webpage.

The U.S. teen birth rate peaked in 1991 at 61.8 births per 1,000 teen females aged 15-19.

Of all births to females under 20 years of age, percent^a by race/ethnicity, 2015 ^{RH1, RH3}

Mother's race/ethnicity¹	New York	United States
Non-Hispanic white²	32%	39%
Non-Hispanic black²	23%	22%
American Indian or Alaska Native^2,3	1%	2%
Asian or Pacific Islander^2,3	2%	2%
Hispanic⁴	42%	35%

a: Percentage calculated for this webpage.

1: Includes all births, including those with Hispanic origin not stated and not shown separately.
2: Race and Hispanic origin are reported separately on birth certificates. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. Race categories are consistent with the 1977 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) standards.
3: Includes persons of Hispanic, non-Hispanic and origin not stated according to mother's reported race.
4: Includes all persons of Hispanic origin of any race.

Of all births to females under 20 years of age, percent repeat births, 2015 RH1, RH3

Total¹	New York	United States
Females under 20 years of age	15%	17%

Mother's race/ethnicity	New York	United States
Non-Hispanic white²	13%	14%
Non-Hispanic black²	13%	17%
American Indian or Alaska Native^2,3	19%	18%
Asian or Pacific Islander^2,3	14%	16%
Hispanic⁴	17%	18%

a: Percentage calculated for this webpage.

1: Includes all births, including those with Hispanic origin not stated and not shown separately.
2: Race and Hispanic origin are reported separately on birth certificates. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. Race categories are consistent with the 1977 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) standards.
3: Includes persons of Hispanic, non-Hispanic and origin not stated according to mother's reported race.
4: Includes all persons of Hispanic origin of any race.

Percent^a low birthweight births, among females under 20 years of age, 2015 ^{RH1, RH3}

Total	New York	United States
Females under 20 years of age	9.5%	9.5%

a Percentage calculated for this webpage.

Low birth weight is defined as less than 2,500 grams (about 5.5 pounds or 5 pounds and 8 ounces).

Teen pregnancy rate (pregnancies per 1,000 females aged 15-19), 2011 ^RH2

Total	New York	United States
Females aged 15-19	58%	52

Females aged	New York	United States
15-17	32%	27
18-19	94	89

Percent change^a in the teen pregnancy rate, 1988-2011 ^RH2

Total	New York	United States
Change in rate to females aged 15-19 (1988 to 2011)	-50%	-53%

a Percent change calculated for this webpage.

In 1998, the teen pregnancy rate was 116 pregnancies per 1,000 females aged 15-19 in New York, and 111 in the U.S. The U.S. teen pregnancy rate peaked in 1990 at 117.6 pregnancies per 1,000 females aged 15-19, but state data are not available for that year.

Teen abortion rate (abortions per 1,000 females aged 15-19), 2011 ^RH2

Total	New York	United States
Female aged 15-19	30%	14

Females aged	New York	United States
15-17	18%	8
18-19	46%	22

Percent change^a in the teen abortion rate, 1988-2011 ^RH2

Total	New York	United States
Change in rate to females aged 15-19 (1988 to 2011)	-52%	-68%

a Percent change calculated for this webpage.

The U.S. teen abortion rate peaked in 1988 at 44.0 abortions per 1,000 females aged 15-19. The teen abortion rate for New York was 62 abortions per 1,000 females aged 15-19 in 1988.

Sexual behaviors among high school students (grades 9-12), 2015 ^RH4

Percent of high school students who report they have ever had sexual intercourse	New York	United States
Total	30%	41%
Male	31%	43%
Female	30%	39%

Percent of high school students who report they had sexual intercourse for the first time before 13 years of age	New York	United States
Total	4%	4%
Male	6%	6%
Female	2%	2%

Percent of high school students who report they have had sexual intercourse with 4 or more persons	New York	United States
Total	7%	11%
Male	9%	14%
Female	6%	9%

Percent of high school students who report they drank alcohol or used drugs before last sexual intercourse	New York	United States
Total	25%	21%
Male	29%	25%
Female	21%	16%

Birth control use among sexually active high school students (grades 9-12), 2015 ^RH4

Percent of high school students who report they or their partner used a condom during last sexual intercourse	New York	United States
Total	58%	57%
Male	61%	62%
Female	56%	52%

Percent of high school students who report they or their partner used birth control pills before last sexual intercourse	New York	United States
Total	22%	18%
Male	19%	15%
Female	25%	21%

Percent of high school students who report they or their partner used an IUD (e.g., Mirena or ParaGard) or implant (e.g., Implanon or Nexplanon) before last sexual intercourse	New York	United States
Total	4%	3%
Male	3%	2%
Female	5%	5%

Percent of high school students who report they or their partner used a shot (e.g., Depo-Provera), patch (e.g., OrthoEvra), or birth control ring (e.g., NuvaRing) before last sexual intercourse	New York	United States
Total	4%	5%
Male	2%	3%
Female	5%	8%

Percent of high school students who report they or their partner used birth control pills; an IUD or implant; or a shot, patch, or birth control ring before last sexual intercourse	New York	United States
Total	30%	27%
Male	24%	20%
Female	35%	34%

Percent of high school students who report they or their partner used birth control pills; an IUD or implant; or a shot, patch, or birth control ring before last sexual intercourse	New York	United States
Total	12%	9%
Male	10%	6%
Female	14%	12%

Percent of high school students who report they or their partner did not use any method to prevent pregnancy during last sexual intercourse	New York	United States
Total	15%	14%
Male	17%	12%
Female	14%	15%

Relationship violence among high school students who report dating in the past 12 months (grades 9-12), 2015 ^RH4

Percent of high school students who report they experienced physical dating violence, including being hit, slammed into something, or injured with an object or weapon on purpose by someone they were dating or going out with (during the 12 months before the survey)	New York	United States
Total	12%	10%
Male	10%	7%
Female	12%	12%

Percent of high school students who report they experienced sexual dating violence, including kissing, touching, or being physically forced to have sexual intercourse (when they did not want to) by someone they were dating or going out with (during the 12 months before the survey)	New York	United States
Total	15%	11%
Male	12%	5%
Female	17%	16%

Forced sex among high school students (grades 9-12), 2015 ^RH4

Percent of high school students who report they were ever physically forced to have sexual intercourse (when they did not want to)	New York	United States
Total	N/A	7%
Male	N/A	3%
Female	N/A	10%

DATA NOTES

All percentages (other than percent low birthweight births), have been rounded to the nearest whole number.

* Figure does not meet standards of reliability or precision; based on fewer than 20 births in the numerator.

N/A: data do not exist on this measure for this state.

1: Includes all births, including those with Hispanic origin not stated and not shown separately.
2: Race and Hispanic origin are reported separately on birth certificates. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. Race categories are consistent with the 1977 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) standards.
3: Includes persons of Hispanic, non-Hispanic and origin not stated according to mother's reported race.
4: Includes all persons of Hispanic origin of any race.

DATA SOURCES

RH1: Birth data are from: Martin, J. A., Hamilton, B.E., Osterman, M. J. K., Driscoll, A.K., and Mathews, T. J. (2017). Births: Final data for 2015. National Vital Statistics Reports, 66(1). Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. Retrieved January 6, 2017, from https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr66/nvsr66_01.pdf
RH2: Pregnancy and abortion rate data are from: Kost, K. and Maddow-Zimet, I. (2016) U.S. Teenage Pregnancies, Births and Abortions, 2011: National Trends by Age, Race and Ethnicity, New York: Guttmacher Institute. July 10, 2016, from https://www.guttmacher.org/sites/default/files/report_pdf/us-teen-pregnancy-trends-2011_0.pdf
RH3: State-level birth data by race/ethnicity and select age groups are from: United States Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Division of Vital Statistics, Natality public-use data 2007-2015, on CDC WONDER Online Database. Retrieved January 6, 2017, from https://wonder.cdc.gov/natality-current.html
RH4: High school data are from: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2016). 1991-2015 High School Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System Data. Retrieved July 22, 2016, from http://nccd.cdc.gov/YouthOnline/App/Default.aspx

Content created by Office of Adolescent Health
Content last reviewed on May 30, 2017

New York Adolescent Reproductive Health Facts

Number of births to females under 20 years of age, 2015 RH3

Teen birth rate (births per 1,000 females aged 15–19), 2015 RH1

Percent changea in the teen birth rate, 1991-2015 and 2014-2015 RH1, RH3

Of all births to females under 20 years of age, percenta by race/ethnicity, 2015 RH1, RH3

Of all births to females under 20 years of age, percent repeat births, 2015 RH1, RH3

Percenta low birthweight births, among females under 20 years of age, 2015 RH1, RH3

Teen pregnancy rate (pregnancies per 1,000 females aged 15-19), 2011 RH2

Percent changea in the teen pregnancy rate, 1988-2011 RH2

Teen abortion rate (abortions per 1,000 females aged 15-19), 2011 RH2

Percent changea in the teen abortion rate, 1988-2011 RH2

Sexual behaviors among high school students (grades 9-12), 2015 RH4

Birth control use among sexually active high school students (grades 9-12), 2015 RH4

Relationship violence among high school students who report dating in the past 12 months (grades 9-12), 2015 RH4

Forced sex among high school students (grades 9-12), 2015 RH4