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~AWARDS~
Best New Book of The Year 2007
Writer of the Year, 2000 & 2007
Honorable Mention Awkward
Romance Contest May 2006
All Time Best Award
Fanstory.com 2006
Finalist in Chicken Soup
Contest 2005
Distinguished Achievement
Award, 2005
2nd Place Photo Say More
Contest 2005
Top Story in Obadiah Contest 2002
2 Top Stories in Obadiah
Contest 2003
Diploma from Guideposts for
Teens, 2002
Merit Certificate from
Writer's Digest, 2000 & 2001
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Statistics on Teen Sex
-Nationally, more than half of teenagers are virgins until they are at least 17
years of age (Sex and America's Teenagers, The Alan Guttmacher Institute, New
York, 1994).
-In the U.S., 7 in 10 women who had sex before age 14, and 6 in 10 of those who
had sex before age 15 report having had sex involuntarily. (Facts in Brief: Teen
Sex and Pregnancy, The Alan Guttmacher Institute, New York, 1996).
-Nationally, one-quarter of 15 year old females and less than 30% of 15 year old
males have had sex, compared with 66% of 18 year old females, and 68% of 18 year
old males who have had sexual intercourse. (A Statistical Portrait of Adolescent
Sex, Contraception, and Childbearing, National Campaign to Prevent Teen
Pregnancy, Washington, DC, 1998).
Statistics on Teen pregnancy
-Nationally, nearly one million young women under age 20 become pregnant each
year. That means close to 2800 teens get pregnant each day.( Facts in Brief:
Teen Sex and Pregnancy, The Alan Guttmacher Institute, New York, 1996).
-Approximately 4 in 10 young women in the U.S. become pregnant at least once
before turning 20 years old.( Facts in Brief: Teen Sex and Pregnancy, The Alan
Guttmacher Institute, New York, 1996).
-Teen childbearing alone costs U.S. taxpayers nearly $7 billion annually for
social services and lost tax revenues. (Kids Having Kids: Economic Costs and
Social Consequences of Teen Pregnancy, Prebecca Maynard (ed.), The Urban
Institute, Washington, DC, 1997).
Statistics on Rape in Teen:
-Teens 16 to 19 were three and one-half times more likely than the general
population to be victims of rape, attempted rape or sexual assault. (National
Crime Victimization Survey. Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of
Justice, 1996.)
-According to the Justice Department, one in two rape victims is under age 18;
one in six is under age 12. [Child Rape Victims, 1992. U.S. Department of
Justice.]
-While 9 out of 10 rape victims are women, men and boys are also victimized by
this crime. In 1995, 32,130 males age 12 and older were victims of rape,
attempted rape or sexual assault. [National Crime Victimization Survey. Bureau
of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice, 1996.]
Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among Teens
-In the U.S., 1 in 4 sexually active teens become infected with an STD every
year.2 Some common STDs are chlamydia, gonorrhea, genital warts (also known as
HPV - human papillomavirus), and herpes. (Facts in Brief: Teen Sex and
Pregnancy, The Alan Guttmacher Institute, New York, 1996).
the above statistics were taken from the
following web site:
http://www.soundvision.com/Info/teens/stat.asp
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