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How does religion affect teens' birth rate?

Teenage birth rates are higher in states with greater levels of religious belief, possibly due to strong disapproval of contraception, a study suggests. [1] In the study, researchers compared U.S. CDC data on teen birth rates with data from the Pew Forum's U.S. Religious Landscapes Survey. A state's level of religious belief was determined by averaging the percentage of respondents who agreed with the eight most conservative opinions in the survey, such as "Scripture should be taken literally, word for word." [1] Mississippi topped the list for conservative religious beliefs and teen birth rates. More abortions among teens in less religious states. But even after accounting for the abortions, the study team still found a state's level of religiosity could predict their teen birth rate. [3] Most of those "religious" states are also so-called red states. Generalizations are always dangerous, but lack of education, low or no income, and increased religiosity tend to intertwine and build on each other. One other, possibly more interesting development released in this new study is that the children of teen mothers are more likely to have mental health issues. [2] The relationship could be also due to the fact that communities with such religious beliefs (a literal interpretation of the Bible, for instance) may frown upon contraception, researchers say. If that same culture isn't successfully discouraging teen sex, the pregnancy and birth rates rise. Earlier marriage among religious individuals could also partly explain the finding. [3] Reference [1] Teen Birth Rates Higher in States Where Religion Is Widespread U.S. News Sept. 16 2009 [2] Too Much Religion Leads to High Teen Pregnancy Rates Bonnie Erbe, Thomas Jefferson Street blogU.S. News September 18, 2009 [3] Link may be due to communities frowning on contraception, researchers say MSNBC.COM Sept . 16, 2009

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