Teenage Mothers

Rev. Martin Smyth

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the number of illegitimate births born to teenage girls in each year since 1980 in each registry area, giving the age in years of the teenage mothers.

The information requested is as follows:

Year 1982
Age of mother	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
Ards	0	0	0	2	1	5	2
Belfast	0	0	6	20	41	77	54
Castlereagh	0	0	0	0	2	3	0
Down	0	0	0	4	6	3	8
Lisburn	0	0	4	2	6	12	8
North Down	0	0	0	1	4	1	1
Antrim	0	0	1	2	2	4	10
Ballymena	0	0	2	5	6	4	13
Ballymoney	0	0	1	1	4	0	2
Carrickfergus	0	0	1	1	2	5	6
Coleraine	0	0	1	1	7	9	9
Cookstown	0	0	0	1	2	4	4
Lame	0	0	0	1	4	3	4
Magherafelt	0	0	1	3	1	3	3
Moyle	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Newtownabbey	0	1	1	2	10	10	11
Armagh	0	0	1	1	3	6	4
Banbridge	0	0	1	0	2	1	3
Craigavon	0	0	0	7	3	16	12
Dungannon	0	0	1	2	3	3	4
Newry and Mourne	0	0	0	1	4	8	10
Fermanagh	0	0	0	4	8	1	6
Limavady	0	1	0	1	2	2	2
Derry	0	0	1	6	16	16	21
Omagh	0	0	0	1	2	5	1
Strabane	0	0	0	4	5	13	8
Northern Ireland	0	2	22	74	147	214	206

Year 1983
Age of mother	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
Ards	0	0	1	1	4	5	8
Belfast	0	0	5	20	42	83	87
Castlereagh	0	1	0	1	6	6	6
Down	0	1	0	1	7	9	6
Lisburn	0	0	0	4	9	8	9
North Down	0	0	1	2	1	2	6
Antrim	0	0	1	1	2	12	11
Ballymena	0	0	0	3	9	10	10
Ballymoney	0	0	0	2	3	3	6
Carrickfergus	0	0	2	0	4	1	5
Coleraine	0	0	1	4	5	5	9
Cookstown	0	0	0	2	2	5	3
Larne	0	0	0	3	9	8	6
Magherafelt	0	0	1	2	3	7	5
Moyle	0	0	0	0	2	2	0
Newtownabbey	0	0	0	7	7	10	10
Armagh	0	0	1	0	2	1	4
Banbridge	0	0	0	4	3	3	3
Craigavon	0	0	1	3	6	9	9
Dungannon	0	2	0	5	0	4	3
Newry and Mourne	0	0	1	2	8	4	6
Fermanagh	0	1	1	1	7	10	5
Limavady	0	0	0	1	4	1	4
Derry	0	0	5	5	19	29	23
Omagh	2	0	1	1	3	12	4
Strabane	0	0	1	3	10	9	7
Northern Ireland	2	5	23	78	177	258	256

Year 1984
Age of mother	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
Ards	0	0	0	4	5	5	12
Belfast	0	3	7	18	68	99	114
Castlereagh	0	0	0	0	5	5	5
Down	0	0	1	3	4	9	11
Lisburn	0	1	2	8	13	20	9
North Down	0	0	0	4	7	3	4
Antrim	0	0	3	2	8	11	7
Ballymena	0	0	2	3	8	3	9
Ballymoney	0	0	1	1	6	4	3
Carrickfergus	0	1	0	1	4	3	3
Coleraine	1	1	2	6	9	11	10
Cookstown	0	1	0	0	4	1	0

Age of mother	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
Larne	0	1	2	3	8	7	6
Magherafelt	0	0	0	1	2	3	1
Moyle	0	0	0	0	2	2	2
Newtownabbey	0	0	0	4	11	15	17
Armagh	0	1	0	2	1	4	1
Banbridge	1	0	1	1	2	0	2
Craigavon	0	0	0	5	8	10	13
Dungannon	0	2	0	3	2	2	6
Newry and Mourne	0	0	0	2	11	8	17
Fermanagh	0	0	2	2	3	5	6
Limavady	0	0	1	3	6	2	9
Derry	0	0	1	11	10	38	28
Omagh	0	0	1	2	7	7	6
Strabane	0	1	3	3	8	11	10
Northern Ireland	2	12	29	92	222	288	311

Year 1985
Age of mother	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
Ards	0	0	0	2	8	6	3
Belfast	0	1	5	26	67	119	133
Castlereagh	0	0	1	3	5	2	9
Down	0	0	3	4	8	5	13
Lisburn	0	0	2	5	12	22	11
North Down	0	0	3	5	1	11	12
Antrim	0	0	1	5	4	13	12
Ballymena	0	0	2	6	6	6	10
Ballymoney	0	0	0	1	3	7	5
Carrickfergus	0	0	1	1	1	8	5
Coleraine	0	0	2	3	11	10	16
Cookstown	0	0	0	2	2	4	4
Larne	0	0	0	2	1	3	6
Magherafelt	0	0	0	0	8	5	3
Moyle	0	0	1	3	1	4	5
Newtownabbey	0	0	1	4	9	16	15
Armagh	0	1	1	3	4	6	4
Banbridge	0	0	0	0	1	3	5
Craigavon	0	0	1	3	11	14	11
Dungannon	0	2	1	3	7	5	5
Newry and Mourne	0	0	0	4	10	7	10
Fermanagh	0	0	3	0	7	3	10
Limavady	0	0	0	2	4	4	4
Derry	0	1	1	4	25	29	41
Omagh	0	0	1	4	5	5	9
Strabane	0	0	0	2	11	13	9
Northern Ireland	0	5	30	97	232	330	370

Year 1980
Age of mother	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
Ards	0	0	0	0	14	15	11
Belfast	1	0	7	22	78	114	109
Castlereagh	0	0	0	7	5	8	11
Down	0	1	0	4	12	16	12
Lisburn	0	0	3	11	16	17	23
North Down	0	0	1	2	12	12	3
Antrim	0	0	0	6	10	9	12
Ballymena	0	0	2	2	5	15	12
Ballymoney	0	0	1	0	4	6	3
Carrickfergus	0	0	0	6	4	4	9
Coleraine	0	0	0	5	7	12	16
Cookstown	0	0	0	1	1	2	0
Larne	0	0	2	4	5	7	5
Magherafelt	0	0	0	3	4	4	3
Moyle	0	0	1	1	0	3	4
Newtownabbey	0	0	0	6	17	16	13
Armagh	0	1	0	0	2	4	9
Banbridge	0	0	1	0	5	5	7
Craigavon	0	0	0	6	16	17	19
Dungannon	0	0	0	1	12	10	6
Newry and Mourne	0	0	0	3	12	9	18
Fermanagh	0	0	1	4	7	9	10
Limavady	0	0	1	1	5	7	10
Derry	0	1	2	16	24	43	42
Omagh	0	0	0	4	7	5	8

Age of mother

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

Strabane

0

2

5

9

12

Northern Ireland

1

3

24

120

289

378

387

Year 1987
Age of mother	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
Ards	0	0	0	2	10	12	8
Belfast	1	1	5	33	84	129	128
Castlereagh	1	1	1	0	4	7	6
Down	0	0	0	5	8	16	20
Lisburn	0	0	1	8	21	18	17
North Down	0	0	0	3	9	8	10
Antrim	0	0	3	3	10	12	5
Ballymena	0	0	1	7	15	13	14
Ballymoney	0	0	0	1	4	4	5
Carrickfergus	0	1	1	4	6	7	5
Coleraine	0	0	2	10	10	10	13
Cookstown	0	0	1	1	5	3	4
Larne	0	0	0	4	5	8	7
Magherafelt	0	1	0	2	1	4	3
Moyle	0	0	1	4	1	2	4
Newtownabbey	0	0	0	0	9	18	20
Armagh	0	0	1	2	4	6	4
Banbridge	0	0	0	2	4	1	3
Craigavon	0	1	2	7	19	15	28
Dungannon	0	0	2	4	8	5	10
Newry and Mourne	0	1	2	1	10	17	18
Fermanagh	0	0	1	1	5	6	8
Limavady	0	0	0	5	10	13	16
Derry	0	1	2	6	23	34	51
Omagh	0	0	1	2	4	11	7
Strabane	0	0	0	3	12	15	13
Northern Ireland	2	7	27	120	301	394	427

Year 1988
Age of mother	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
Ards	0	0	1	5	6	11	13
Belfast	0	0	6	36	95	143	146
Castlereagh	0	0	0	3	9	11	4
Down	0	0	3	4	7	8	14
Lisburn	0	0	3	12	20	29	26
North Down	0	0	1	4	1	13	17
Antrim	0	0	0	4	9	15	16
Ballymena	0	0	0	2	18	14	11
Ballymoney	0	0	0	2	5	7	8
Carrickfergus	0	0	1	5	4	8	8
Coleraine	0	0	2	7	6	10	12
Cookstown	0	1	0	3	1	8	5
Larne	0	0	2	2	10	10	7
Magherafelt	0	0	1	1	2	13	5
Moyle	0	0	1	0	2	3	3
Newtownabbey	0	0	1	3	13	15	15
Armagh	0	0	2	3	9	6	8
Banbridge	0	0	0	4	3	2	3
Craigavon	0	0	0	7	13	19	23
Dungannon	0	0	1	3	8	6	5
Newry and Mourne	0	0	0	2	12	22	21
Fermanagh	0	0	3	1	10	16	12
Limavady	0	0	1	1	9	9	8
Derry	0'	1	4	7	20	40	44
Omagh	0	2	1	7	8	9	15
Strabane	0	0	1	5	3	15	10
Northern Ireland	0	4	35	133	303	462	459

Year 1989
Age of mother	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
Ards	0	0	0	1	7	16	12
Belfast	0	1	8	31	75	126	151
Castlereagh	0	0	0	2	4	9	7
Down	0	0	1	4	8	10	19
Lisburn	0	0	3	6	14	23	35

Age of mother	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
North Down	0	0	1	3	5	14	6
Antrim	0	0	1	5	4	15	17
Ballymena	0	0	0	7	5	18	15
Ballymoney	0	0	0	1	4	9	9
Carrickfergus	0	0	2	4	4	8	8
Coleraine	0	2	2	8	16	28	16
Cookstown	0	0	1	3	7	5	9
Larne	0	0	0	1	7	9	13
Magherafelt	0	0	0	3	5	5	1
Moyle	1	0	0	3	4	8	4
Newtownabbey	0	0	1	3	9	18	16
Armagh	0	0	0	2	6	4	12
Banbridge	0	0	0	0	3	5	6
Craigavon	0	0	4	6	15	23	29
Dungannon	0	0	1	4	8	9	8
Newry and Mourne	0	0	2	2	9	12	20
Fermanagh	0	0	1	3	13	12	11
Limavady	0	0	0	5	7	8	9
Derry	0	1	1	10	22	40	48
Omagh	0	0	1	2	5	7	5
Strabane	0	0	0	3	6	17	12
Northern Ireland	1	4	30	128	272	458	498

Year 1990¹
Age of mother	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
Ards	0	0	0	1	11	12	21
Belfast	1	1	13	23	86	128	125
Castlereagh	0	1	0	1	5	7	6
Down	0	0	3	10	14	17	14
Lisburn	0	0	4	5	10	29	38
North Down	0	0	0	1	4	5	11
Antrim	0	0	0	3	6	6	19
Ballymena	0	1	1	1	10	18	16
Ballymoney	0	0	1	4	3	6	7
Carrickfergus	0	0	0	2	3	9	11
Coleraine	0	0	0	5	15	18	23
Cookstown	0	0	0	4	12	9	8
Larne	0	0	0	2	7	4	14
Magherafelt	0	1	0	4	5	8	7
Moyle	0	0	1	1	3	1	6
Newtownabbey	1	0	4	5	16	18	16
Armagh	0	0	0	3	5	12	9
Banbridge	0	0	0	4	3	7	6
Craigavon	0	0	0	7	16	19	25
Dungannon	0	0	1	2	3	9	7
Newry and Mourne	0	0	1	1	13	25	23
Fermanagh	0	1	0	3	10	6	13
Limavady	0	0	0	3	7	10	17
Derry	0	0	1	12	22	40	59
Omagh	0	0	1	2	4	8	11
Strabane	0	0	0	2	4	13	11
Northern Ireland	2	5	31	111	297	444	523
¹ 1990 figures are provisional.

Source: Statistics held by General Register Office.

Volume 201: debated on Monday 13 January 1992