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	4	0.3	0.3	1.5	TS	TS	34
15-17	92	5.9	26.8	39.1	-31.4	*	38
18-19	210	13.5	115.1	82.2	40.0	*	10
20+	1,244	80.2	25.5	37.6	-32.2	*	31
Total	1,551	100.0	22.7	31.4	-27.7	*	30
Teens (15-19)	302	19.5	57.5	57.9	-0.7		24
Childbearing Ages (15-44)	1,544	99.5	52.5	68.0	-22.8	*	38

* 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.