Teen pregnancy 10 times more likely in low-income households, study finds

High-achieving girls from disadvantaged backgrounds were more than 10 times likely to have reported a pregnancy to a hospital - (Getty/iStock)

Teenage girls in England who come from disadvantaged backgrounds are far more likely to give birth before the age of 20, compared to their peers in higher income brackets.

Academically high-achieving girls from low-income households were 10 times more likely to have reported a pregnancy to a hospital, with a 3.5 per cent chance compared to their equally academic, higher-income peers who had a 0.3 per cent chance.