1996 Pendleton County Selected Natality Characteristics
Compared to 1991 Pendleton 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	9	12	41.6	53.1	TS	TS
Childbearing Ages (15-44) Fertility Rate	94	88	59.5	55.5	-6.8
Low-Birthweight Births	27	30	5.7	6.8	20.2
Births to Unwed Mothers	96	139	20.2	31.4	55.9	*
Late (3rd Trimester) / No Prenatal Care	18	17	3.8	3.9	TS	TS
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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