Life stages: Children and young people
Teenage conception
This chart plots the rate of teenage (Under 18) conceptions in Wandsworth against Inner London,London and England. Confidence intervals displayed on the top of each bar can indicate if the differences between the comparators are statistically significant. There was no significant difference between the under 18 conception rate, 2008 for Wandsworth (50.2), Inner London (52.6) and London (44.5). However, the rate for London was significantly lower than the rate for Inner London. In addition to this, the rate for England (40.5) was significantly lower than the rate for Wandsworth, Inner London and London.
This chart demonstrates the Wandsworth trend, with previous years plotted as dashes. The range of rates for Inner London PCTs are given within green lines for 2008, and the rate for England in 2008 is displayed as a red line. The conception rate has remained relatively stable over the previous 4 years. The Wandsworth rate in 2008 was within the range of other PCTs in Inner London.
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