1994 Update of Needs Data from the San Mateo County United Way's Needs Assessment Report
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V.  FAMILIES

SAN MATEO COUNTY

POPULATION CATEGORIES

 

A. TEEN PARENTS

(See Minority Youth, Children & Youth Population Categories)

 
POSSIBLE INDICATORS 1990 NEEDS ASSESSMENT REPORT UPDATE OTHER NEEDS STATEMENTS-DATA
Births to Teens  
  • One in 37 teenage girls in San Mateo County aged 15-19 gave birth in 1986; conservatives estimates are that one in 15 became pregnant.
  • In 1984, East Palo Alto had the highest teen birth rate of all entries in the county.
  • Teen who are at particularly high risk for unplanned parenthood are teens in foster care, high school dropouts, drug and alcohol users, and teens who seek counseling.

 

 

 

Annual Birth Rate for Girls
Aged 15-19 years (per 1,000)

Total births
Teen births 		1986

26.8%



530

 3 year average 1989 – 1991
(10-17 years)
24.3%


10,595
257
 

Teen Births by Race

  • White
  • Black
  • Asian
  • Hispanic
  • Other
  

Low Birth-Weight to Mothers
15-19 Years

 1986

15 – 17 yrs. – 8.2%
18 – 19 yrs. – 6.9% 		3 year average 1989 – 1991

Births: 10,603
Low Birth Weight: 573
Percent: 5.4%
State Average: 5.9%
Characteristics of Teen Fathers  
Sources:

Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenting in California: A Strategic Plan for Action, Center for Populations and Reproductive Health Policy, 1988

Year 1993, County Health Status Profiles, Dept. of Health Services

San Mateo County Adolescent Pregnancy Child Watch Report, 1989

Children Now County Data Book 1993
 

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