Teenage Pregnancy is Higher in States where Religion is "Very Important"<p>According to <a href='http://www.examiner.com/x-14207-Lodi-Spiritual-Living-Examiner~y2009m9d17-High-teen-pregnancy-ratesconservative-religious-states-New-study-results-indicate-correlation'>The Examiner</a></p> <p>The results of a <a href='http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/blog/2009/09/17/roundup-study-shows-high-correlation-between-teen-pregnancy-and-religiosity-in-us-states'>new study on teen pregnancy rates</a> indicate that states high in religious conservatism are also high in teen birth rates.</p> <p>See the source data published at Swivel: <ul> <li><a href='http://www.swivel.com/data_sets/show/1019026'>Importance of Religion in One's Life by State</a></li> <li><a href='http://www.swivel.com/data_sets/show/1019027'>Teen Birth Rates by State</a></li> </ul> </p> <p>Hat tip to Swiveler <a href='http://www.swivel.com/users/show/1006729'>ryanhgwu</a> for his <a href='http://www.swivel.com/data_sets/show/1019024'>data upload</a>, that inspired this graph.1295433.0Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:43:32 -0700Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:47:04 -0800Gerad SuyderhoudScatterGraphdefault% of Births to Women &lt;20 Years of Age