Values Voters - Teen Pregnancy

 We've heard how the "Values Voters" put Bush back
 in the White House.  But what kind of values do they
 really have?  Previously, we've seen that "Red"
 states - those that voted for Bush - have higher
 divorce rates, and higher murder rates than
 "Blue" states - those that voted for Kerry.  Well,
 OK, maybe they divorce and murder more, but
 surely those "Values Voters" wouldn't be running
 around knocking up teenage girls, would they?
 Teenage girls in "Values Voters" states surely 
 wouldn't be having pre-marital sex, would they?
 You'd think that, being raised by those oh-so-moral
 "Values Voters" parents, they'd have hardly any
 teen pregnancy at all.  Although the teen
 pregnancy rates are not as lopsided as the
 divorce rates, they are still interesting:


 Teen Pregnancy Rates by State,
 and how they voted for President

District of Columbia   128       Kerry
Nevada                 113       Bush
Arizona                104       Bush
New Mexico             103       Bush
Mississippi            103       Bush
Texas                  101       Bush
Florida                 97       Bush
California              96       Kerry
Georgia                 95       Bush
North Carolina          95       Bush
Arkansas                93       Bush
Hawaii                  93       Kerry
Delaware                93       Kerry
New York                91       Kerry
Maryland                91       Kerry
Alabama                 90       Bush
New Jersey              90       Kerry
Tennessee               89       Bush
South Carolina          89       Bush
Illinois                87       Kerry
Louisiana               87       Bush
Oklahoma                86       Bush
Colorado                82       Bush
Oregon                  79       Kerry
Wyoming                 77       Bush
Kentucky                76       Bush
Michigan                75       Kerry
Washington              75       Kerry
Missouri                74       Bush
Ohio                    74       Bush
Alaska                  73       Bush
Indiana                 73       Bush
Virginia                72       Bush
Connecticut             70       Kerry
Kansas                  69       Bush
West Virginia           67       Bush
Rhode Island            67       Kerry
Idaho                   62       Bush
Montana                 60       Bush
Massachusetts           60       Kerry
Pennsylvania            60       Kerry
Nebraska                59       Bush
Wisconsin               55       Kerry
Iowa                    55       Bush
South Dakota            54       Bush
Utah                    53       Bush
Maine                   52       Kerry
Minnesota               50       Kerry
New Hampshire           47       Kerry
Vermont                 44       Kerry
North Dakota            42       Bush


 Eight of the 10 states with the
 highest teen pregnancy rates
 voted for Bush.

 Twelve of the 20 states with the
 highest teen pregnancy
 rates voted for Bush.

 The 10 states with the lowest teen
 pregnancy rates split evenly
 between Bush and Kerry.

 Where's the value in that?

 Teen pregnancy rates, ages 15-19,
 Source: The Alan Guttmacher Institute.
 Election Results from CNN.