1999 Wood County Selected Natality Characteristics
Compared to 1994 Wood County Selected Natality Characteristics

Natality Characteristics	1994 Number of Births	1999 Number of Births	1994 Rate or Percent	1999 Rate or Percent	% Difference 1999 Rate from 1994 Rate	SI*
Teen (15-19) Fertility Rate	165	148	58.1	52.3	-10.0
Childbearing Ages (15-44) Fertility Rate	1,088	1,019	60.7	56.8	-6.3
Low-Birthweight Births	396	367	7.3	7.2	-1.0
Births to Unwed Mothers	1,650	1,668	30.3	32.7	8.0
Late (3rd Trimester) / No Prenatal Care	211	144	4.0	2.9	-27.2	*
Natality Characteristics	1994 Number of Births	1999 Number of Births	1994 Rate or Percent	1999 Rate or Percent	% Difference 1999 Rate from 1994 Rate	SI*

* Significance Indicators. An asterick (*) indicates a statistically significant difference.
TS: Number is too small for a valid comparison.
Note: 1994 represents aggregated data from 1992-96;
Note: 1999 represents aggregated data from 1997-2001.

See Introduction for explanation of tables.

Last updated March 31, 2004.

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