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Mercer County
1997 - 2001
Births by Age Distribution and Age-Specific Fertility Rates

Age Group 1997-2001
Number of Births		 Percent of Total Births Fertility Rates**
1997-2001
County		 1999
U.S.		 % Difference
from U.S		 SI* County
Rank
10-14 6 0.2 0.2 0.9 TS TS 28
15-17 231 5.9 38.5 28.0 37.4 * 2
18-19 428 11.0 95.2 78.2 21.8 * 23
20+ 3,224 82.9 25.2 33.4 -24.7 * 18
Total 3,890 100.0 23.5 27.6 -14.9 * 10
Teens (15-19) 659 16.9 62.8 48.4 29.7 * 5
Childbearing Ages (15-44) 3,879 99.7 60.6 64.1 -5.5 * 4
Age Group 1997-2001
Number of Births		 Percent of Total Births Fertility Rates**
1997-2001
County		 1999
U.S.		 % Difference
from U.S		 SI* County
Rank


* Significance Indicator. An asterick (*) indicates a statistically significant difference from the U.S. rate.
** Fertility rates are per 1,000 age-specific population.
TS = Number is too small for a valid comparison.

See Introduction for explanation of tables.

Last updated March 31, 2004.

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