Teenage Birth Rates Down in California, Orange County
On Monday, California Department of Public Health Director Mark Horton announced that the teenage birth rate in California has declined by 49% since 1991. Orange County's teenage birth rate is even lower than the statewide average, according to department data.
- "Teen Birth Rates Decline in CA and O.C." (Muir, "Healthy Living," Orange County Register, 5/12).