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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 …

…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**