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McDowell County

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 14 0.7 0.7 1.5 TS TS 24
15-17 207 10.1 40.5 39.1 3.5 5
18-19 345 16.9 127.8 82.2 55.4 * 6
20+ 1,477 72.3 22.7 37.6 -39.6 * 49
Total 2,044 100.0 21.9 31.4 -30.2 * 42
Teens (15-19) 552 27.0 70.6 57.9 22.0 * 3
Childbearing Ages (15-44) 2,027 99.2 51.9 68.0 -23.7 * 44


* 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.