1991 - 1995

Births by Age Distribution and Age-Specific Fertility Rates

Age Group	1991-95 Number of Births	Percent of Total Births	Fertility Rates**
			1991-95 State	1993 U.S.	% Differnce From U.S	SI*
10-14	292	0.3	0.3	1.5	-77.8	*
15-17	6,468	5.9	32.5	39.1	-16.9	*
18-19	12,184	11.2	82.8	82.2	0.7
20+	89,988	82.6	26.2	37.6	-30.3	*
Total	108,976	100.0	23.4	31.4	-25.5	*
Teens (15-19)	18,652	17.1	53.9	57.9	-7.0	*
Childbearing Ages (15-44)	108,598	99.7	54.0	68.0	-20.6	*

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

Health Statistics Center
Office of Epidemiology and Health Promotion
West Virginia Bureau for Public Health Comments

See Introduction for explanation of tables.

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Last updated 08/06/97.