1996 Mercer County Selected Natality Characteristics
Compared to 1991 Mercer County Selected Natality Characteristics

Natality Characteristics	1991 Number of Births	1996 Number of Births	1991 Rate or Percent	1996 Rate or Percent	% Differnce 1996 Rate from 1991 Rate	SI*
Teen (15-19) Fertility Rate	161	162	61.9	62.5	0.9
Childbearing Ages (15-44) Fertility Rate	793	806	55.9	56.8	1.6
Low-Birthweight Births	321	415	8.1	10.3	27.3	*
Births to Unwed Mothers	1,036	1,307	26.0	32.3	24.3	*
Late (3rd Trimester) / No Prenatal Care	378	166	9.7	4.2	-56.9	*
Natality Characteristics	1991 Number of Births	1996 Number of Births	1991 Rate or Percent	1996 Rate or Percent	% Differnce 1996 Rate from 1991 Rate	SI*

* Significance Indicators. An asterick (*) indicates a statistically significant difference.
TS: Number is too small for a valid comparison.
Note: 1991 represents aggregated data from 1989-93;
Note: 1996 represents aggregated data from 1994-98.

See Introduction for explanation of tables.

Last updated March 7, 2001.

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