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1999 West Virginia Selected Natality Characteristics
Compared to 1994 West Virginia 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 3,635 2,984 58.8 48.2 -17.9 *
Childbearing Ages (15-44) Fertility Rate 21,370 20,559 56.7 54.6 -3.8 *
Low-Birthweight Births 8,101 8,614 7.6 8.3 10.3 *
Births to Unwed Mothers 31,777 32,966 29.7 31.9 7.5 *
Late (3rd Trimester) / No Prenatal Care 3,533 2,391 3.4 2.4 -29.2 *
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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