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Putnam 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 1 0.0 0.0 1.5 TS TS 40
15-17 97 3.4 20.2 39.1 -48.4 * 51
18-19 216 7.7 76.6 82.2 -6.8 43
20+ 2,507 88.9 31.9 37.6 -15.2 * 3
Total 2,821 100.0 25.8 31.4 -17.8 * 8
Teens (15-19) 313 11.1 41.0 57.9 -29.1 * 48
Childbearing Ages (15-44) 2,819 99.9 55.9 68.0 -17.8 * 20


* 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.