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1993 Ritchie County Selected Natality Characteristics

Compared to 1988 Ritchie County Selected Natality Characteristics
Natality
Characteristics


1988
Number of Births


1993
Number of Births


1988
Rate or Percent


1993
Rate or Percent
% Differnce 1993 Rate From 1988 Rate




SI*
Teen (15-19) Fertility Rate 19 20 55.2 56.3 ** **
Childbearing Ages (15-44) Fertility Rate 115 113 53.7 52.5 -2.1
Low Birthweight Births 32 33 5.5 5.8 4.9
Births to Unwed Mothers 102 156 17.6 27.4 55.6 *
Late (3rd Trimester) / No Prenatal Care 31 28 5.5 5.1 -8.4


* An asterick (*) indicates a statistically significant difference.
** Number is too small for a valid comparison.
Note: 1988 represents aggregated data from 1986-90;
Note: 1993 represents aggregated data from 1991-95.

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


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Last updated 08/06/97.