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1996 West Virginia Selected Natality Characteristics
Compared to 1991 West Virginia Selected Natality Characteristics

Natality
Characteristics		 1991
Number of Births		 1996
Number of Births		 1991
Rate or Percent		 1996
Rate or Percent		 % Differnce 1996 Rate from 1991 Rate SI*
Teen (15-19) Fertility Rate 3,849 3,424 56.5 50.3 -11.0 *
Childbearing Ages (15-44) Fertility Rate 22,138 20,862 55.4 52.2 -5.8 *
Low-Birthweight Births 7,783 8,322 7.0 7.9 13.4 *
Births to Unwed Mothers 29,208 32,610 26.3 31.2 18.2 *
Late (3rd Trimester) / No Prenatal Care 5,099 2,980 4.8 3.0 -38.0 *
Natality
Characteristics		 1991
Number of Births		 1996
Number of Births		 1991
Rate or Percent		 1996
Rate or Percent		 % Differnce 1996 Rate from 1991 Rate SI*


* Significance Indicators. An asterick (*) indicates a statistically significant difference.
TS: Number is too small for a valid comparison.
Note: 1991 represents aggregated data from 1989-93;
Note: 1996 represents aggregated data from 1994-98.

See Introduction for explanation of tables.

Last updated March 7, 2001.

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