Quick Facts
Girls become pregnant by age 20
The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy is hosting an interactive quiz through May to raise awareness among teens.
Operate comprehensive tribal child support programs
Ten more tribes are receiving funding to put a program in place.
Three states each have more than a million veterans
Do you know your veteran population? Check out this infographic from the Census Bureau.
High school students experience physical abuse from a dating partner each year
Research also shows that the birth of a child, establishing a child support order, and enforcement activity can trigger violence. See National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month to help.
Young adult couples report some type of relationship violence
Check out Child Trends' research brief, Relationship Violence Among Young Adult Couples, for a description of the study.
40,000Income withholding orders sent to employers electronically every month
A number that’s rising as more states and employers join the electronic exchange and see cost savings and, most importantly, increased collections.
15%Overall poverty rate in 2011
That's 46.2 million people—statistically unchanged from 15.1 percent in 2010. The poverty rate of children living in single female-headed families was 47.6 percent, over four times the rate of children in married-couple families (10.9 percent). See the Census report.
47 MillionWomen with access to new prevention-related services without paying more
Eight new services are available under the health care law, explains HHS Secretary Sebelius in her recent blog. See all 22 covered services for women
9%Of young men between ages 12 and 16 in 1996 became fathers before turning 20
According to new estimates from the Child Trends Research Brief, which presents some information about characteristics of teen fathers at the birth of their first child.