Why is teen pregnancy rates higher in rural areas then urban areas?

First, I must mention that I'm skeptical of the math as the study only uses the terms "other areas" not "urban areas". Second, the access to abortion and the perception of abortion in these areas is looked down on. Third, contraception ,i.e. birth control is not always as accessible as it is in suburban and urban areas. Fourth, in Rural areas teen pregnancy is somewhat of a culture norm as opposed to the suburban and urban areas. You'll also find that abortion rates are higher in urban areas than in rural.

Because there is not much to do in rural areas. Also because most parents there don't talk about sex with their children and because contraception is harder to obtain. I went to school in rural Alabama, the health class there never spoke of condoms only abstinence. Guess how many girls are single mothers now. And these were white girls, a few were black but mostly white girls who's baby's dad ran out on them. Maybe it's a generational thing...

Haven't you heard a doctors office is hard to come by in rural areas because they can not make enough money while there is an abortion clinic on every corner in the city.

Country girls don't get abortions. Which not surprisingly abortions rates were left out of the sats from your links. So if you factor in the abortion there goes your lame attempt to push what ever agenda you were trying to push.

Because that is counting teen Birth Rates. In the cities they kill them before they are born.http://www.toomanyaborted.com/wp-content/uploads/2...

according to the cnn article you reference, its due to less availability of contraceptives.