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NEW YORK (AP) — A government report shows teen pregnancies fell again last year, to another historic low.
Brady Hamilton, the lead author of the new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, says "the continued decline is really quite amazing."
Last year, the birth rate for U.S. teens dropped 8 percent. Rates have been falling since 1991, and this marks yet another new low.
Experts cite a range of factors, including less sex, positive peer influence, and more consistent use of birth control.
The new report is based on a review of most of the birth certificates filed last year. There were nearly 4 million births. That's down slightly from the 2014 total, by about 4,300.
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318-v-32-(Diane Kepley, AP correspondent)--The rate of teen pregnancies in the U.S. has fallen to a new low. AP correspondent Diane Kepley reports. (1 Jun 2016)
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319-c-21-(Diane Kepley, AP correspondent)-"was nearly 645,000"-AP correspondent Diane Kepley reports the nation's teen birth rate is on the decline. (1 Jun 2016)
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320-c-19-(Diane Kepley, AP correspondent)-"of all births"-AP correspondent Diane Kepley reports on the latest figures on births in the United States. (1 Jun 2016)
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