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 County	1993 U.S.	% Differnce From U.S	SI*	County Rank
10-14	3	0.3	0.4	1.5	TS	TS	4
15-17	69	7.5	36.3	39.1	-7.1		13
18-19	121	13.1	77.6	82.2	-5.6		41
20+	731	79.1	24.5	37.6	-34.8	*	40
Total	924	100.0	22.6	31.4	-28.2	*	33
Teens (15-19)	190	20.6	54.9	57.9	-5.2		28
Childbearing Ages (15-44)	921	99.7	52.1	68.0	-23.4	*	43

* 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.

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.