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West Virginia
1994 - 1998
Births by Age Distribution and Age-Specific Fertility Rates

Age Group 1994-98
Number of Births		 Percent of Total Births Fertility Rates**

1994-98
State		 1996
U.S.		 % Differnce
from U.S		 SI*
10-14 202 0.2 0.2 1.2 -80.8 *
15-17 5,783 5.5 29.0 33.7 -13.8 *
18-19 11,340 10.8 77.0 85.5 -9.9 *
20+ 87,261 83.3 25.4 34.4 -26.2 *
Total 104,726 100.0 22.5 28.7 -21.7 *
Teens (15-19) 17,123 16.4 49.4 54.1 -8.6 *
Childbearing Ages (15-44) 104,310 99.6 51.8 64.9 -20.1 *
Age Group 1994-98
Number of Births		 Percent of Total Births Fertility Rates**
1994-98
State		 1996
U.S.		 % Differnce
from U.S		 SI*


* Significance Indicator. An asterick (*) indicates a statistically significant difference from the U.S. rate.
** Fertility rates are per 1,000 age-specific population.

See Introduction for explanation of tables.

Last updated March 7, 2001.

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