Overview of the USA

Overviewof the USA

Health, Social problems and education

STD distribution

HIV distribution in the USA

Teen pregnancy

Pre-teen Pregnancy Rate

Abortion Rates

Likely to ban abortion

Overall EducationAnd

Abstinence-only sex education

Eighth Grade Students Achieving Proficiency in Reading, 2007 (%)

Sources: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress. Notes: 8th grade public school students who scored at or above the proficient level in reading, as measured and defined by the National

Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). (-) indicates data unavailable or inapplicable

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States that declined Abstinence-Only Federal Funding 2006

•California $7,055,239 •Connecticut $344,944 •Maine $161,298 •Minnesota $488,623 •New Jersey $914,495 •Pennsylvania $1,693,422 •Rhode Island $165,277 •Wisconsin $602,958•Wyoming $73,138

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