Are there more teenage pregnancies in rural areas or metropolitan areas?

Answer 1

Yes and no. It kind of depends on the age of the kids in the area around you. I think. * In my personal opinion, I'd think more pregnancies would happen in rural areas, because the only thing to do in the middle of nowhere is to either go to McDonalds or make a baby. In order to add something a little more objectiveto the above contribution, there are a host of factors to consider. Traditionally, rural areas are associated with a lower SES(Socio-Economic Status) which happens to also be linked to higher teen pregnancy rates. Due to a lack of education about sexual practices, a heritage of young child bearing age in a family history, and, as sited above, a general lack of alternative means for involvement and constructive distractions, I believe it is reasonable to qualify rural areas as having a high teen pregnancy rate. It is also important to consider that rural areas are often more likely to educate about sex from an "abstinence only" approach which is obviously most effective but obviously not most popular. In contrast, urbanized regions often offer better public education leading to more information about sex, contraception techniques, and a wider range of resourcesfrom which to draw guidance. Urban or metropolitan areas tend to have a higher concentration of "career driven" individuals who would insist on taking precautions to becoming pregnant, therein obstructing future opportunities (i.e. college, demanding jobs, career that necessitates travel). However, lower SES is observed in poorer inner-city environments and would definitely support an upward trend in teen pregnancy.Overall, I am not the final say on such a topic, but I do think there is a little more to consider than the simple decision between "McDonald's or mak[ing] a baby".