- The document discusses the results of a survey given to students at Highlands Ranch High School about their opinions on teen pregnancy. - The majority of students thought that if a teen girl gets pregnant she should keep the baby, with the second most popular option being adoption. - Most students believed that if a girl kept her baby she should continue her education, and that getting pregnant damages a girl's reputation more than a boy's. - Over three-quarters of students said they would tell parents and friends immediately if they got pregnant as a teen.

1. Teen Pregnancy TylynStrecker Becca Holguin Nick Howell

2. Topic What do Highlands Ranch High School students think about teen pregnancy?

3. Background Our group decided to investigate this topic because teen pregnancy is something almost all high school students can relate to. Many high school students are pressured to have sex and pregnancy is always a concern. This topic was something we thought many high school students have opinions on. With this survey we got a chance to learn some of their opinions regarding this topic.

4. Methodology Our sampling procedure was done by taking an SRS from a list of Highlands Ranch High School teachers with an Advisement class to choose two advisement classes in which to administer our survey. The survey was given on Wednesday, November 10th, 2010. A group member of ours, Becca, took the survey to the chosen advisement classes and gave them directions and passed out the surveys.

6. 26% think adoption is the best option

7. 21% think abortion is the best option

8. There was a high rate of errors for this question. 6 students, or 14% of respondents put an answer other than one of the three given choices. These are counted as “Other” in the graph.

9. Of those 6 other answers, this is how they broke down:

10. 2 answered A and B

11. 2 answered B and C

12. 2 wrote in “Depends”

13. The conclusion we can come to is that the majority of students would like the baby to live, whether it is with the mother or an adopted familyQuestion #1

14. Question #2 If the girl kept the baby, should she continue wither her education throughout high school and beyond? -Yes -No The vast majority, 95%, of students think the girl should continue her education if she decides to have the baby.

16. 9 students, or 6%, do not think she has

17. According to our results, most students think a girl that gets pregnant in high school has damaged her reputation. In your opinion, has a girl who got pregnant as a teenager in high school gotten her reputation damaged? -Yes -No Question #3

19. Only 16 students, or 43% think his reputation is damaged, compared to 77% that think the girl’s reputation is damaged.

20. The questions relating to the damage to a person’s reputation was very gender biased. That is, women’s reputations were seen to have degraded more so than the men who got them pregnant. Question #4 In your opinion, has a boy who got a girl pregnant as a teenager in high school damaged his reputation? -Yes -No

22. This seems to indicate that sooner or later people would start to notice anyway, and you can’t keep it a secret after that.

25. Extensions It would be interesting to ask more questions about the boy, such as how financially responsible he is and they should take turns caring for the baby. It would also be interesting to gather the opinions from girls that have gone through teen pregnancy to get a better understanding of what it is like.