There was a survey done in New York's Attica Prison, to find out how many of the black inmates were born to teenage mothers, and 90% of them said that they were. ... The 1995 National Survey of Family Growth, found that fifty percent of women ranging in age 15-19, had ever had ever have intercourse, compared with fifty-five percent in 1975, and twenty-nine percent in 1970. ... One-third of the teens surveyed said they thought it was a mistake for them to have sex before marriage because the danger of AIDS and the possibility of pregnancy, while two-thirds said it was alright before marri...

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