Teenage Statistics

Teenage lives seem simple? These facts/ stats may just change your outlook on teen's lives.

* nationally nearly 1 million girls under the age of 20 become pregnant each year (about 2800 teens a day)

* Teens 16 to 19 are three and one-half times more likely than the general population to become victims of rape, attempted rape or sexual assault

* In America, 1 in 4 sexually active teens becomes infected with an STD each year

* Homicide is the second leading cause of death for persons 15-24 years of age

* The percent of students reporting street gang presence at school nearly doubled between 1989 and 1995

* Approximately 80% of adult smokers started smoking before the age of 18 And Every day, nearly 3,000 young people under the age of 18 become regular smokers.

* 56 percent of youths age 12-17 reported that marijuana was easy to obtain in 1998

* Each year, students spend $5.5 billion on alcohol

* approximately 240,000 to 360,000 of the nation's 12 million current undergraduates will ultimately die from alcohol-related causes

* on average, eight teens a day die as a result of drinking and driving

all information from: http://www.soundvision.com/Info/teens/stat.asp