Financial Facts Adolescent Pregnancy in North Carolina COST TO NORTH CAROLINA TAXPAYERS: $807,800,000 IN FY 1997 COST FOR TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF), FOOD STAMPS, WIC, AND MEDICAID FOR FAMILIES BEGUN BY A TEEN IN NORTH CAROLINA.1  "For every dollar North Carolina spent on expenditures to support families begun by teens, it spent one cents on investments to prevent teen pregnancy."2  Fifty-eight teenagers get pregnant each day in North Carolina (1997) Over 21,000 teens became pregnant in 19973  74% of …showed first 75 words of 5152 total…

…showed last 75 words of 5152 total…simulation time, the number of times the head was not supported properly, rough handling, neglect and total minutes of crying. Uses four AA batteries (not included). $299.00 www.btio.com/btiocatn.htm Another teacher also says that the program works well: "Everyone wants to take 'em [the babies] home, but nobody wants to keep 'em" because the simulated infants are too demanding and require too much time. www.education-world.com/a_curr.curr077.shtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**