Racial and class differences in teenage pregnancy and childbearing rates are due primarily to:
A) The amount of sexual activity of poor and minority teens as compared to middle class whites
B) Differences in the likelihood that sexual activity will result in a pregnancy
C) Poor and minority teens have greater physical ability to get pregnant because they develop early
D) Moral values of poor and minority teens as compared to middle class whites

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Studies have shown that sexual activity rates are similar across races and classes, but differences in rates of pregnancy and childbearing are due to variations in contraception use, access to reproductive healthcare, and knowledge about reproductive health. Therefore, choice B is the most accurate option.

Racial and Class Differences in Teenage Pregnancy and Childbearing Rates