Sunday, May 14, 2006


Birth Control

26.3 % of Turkish people do not use birth control

Among those who do:

22% use intra-uterine devices (IUD) – the most popular method

20.4% use the “withdrawal” method

16.1% use condoms

8% the pill

Incidentally…

Turkish population rises by 2.2 every year – one of the highest rates in Europe.

40% of the population is under 25 years old.

21 million of Turkey’s 70 million people are under 14.

9.3 million children live in poverty.

4 million children are forced to work.

21% of children are illiterate.

One million children live on the street.

From:
The New Anatolian

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