Most Americans think teen pregnancy rates are high or average
Core finding
Most Americans peg the US teenage pregnancy rate at the high or middle of the range rather than the low end: 38% say it is relatively high and 35% about average, according to a Verasight survey conducted Aug. 13-18, 2025.
The remaining 27% say the rate is relatively low.
Topline distribution
Most Americans think teen pregnancy rates are high or average.
If you had to guess, how would you describe the rate of teenage pregnancies in the US?
n = 1,000 · Aug 13–18, 2025 · MoE ±3.1%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | United States adults |
| Field dates | Aug 13–18, 2025 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.1% |
| Module | Verasight JSM Omnibus Survey |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/jsm-2025
If you had to guess, how would you describe the rate of teenage pregnancies in the US?
Cite this question
Verasight JSM Omnibus Survey, fielded August 13-18, 2025, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.1%.