NATIONAL CENTER Series 22 

For HEALTH STATISTICS Number 6 

VITAL and HEALTH STATISTICS 

DATA FROM THE NATIONALVITAL STATISTICS SY=EM 

Educational Attainment 

of Motherand 

FamilyIncome: 

WhitelegitimateBirths 

United States -1963 

Statistics on educational attainment and family income of white 

married women who had births in 1963, by age, live-birth order, 

type of residence, and region. 

Washington, D. C. August 1968 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF 

HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE Public Health Service 

Wilbur J. Cohen Wit Iiam H. Stewart 

Secretary Surgeon General 
Public Health Service Publication No. 1000-Series 22-No. 6 

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office 

Washington, D. C,, 20402- Prim 40 cents 
NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS 

THEODORE D.WOOLSEY,D?k?ctor 

PHILIP S. LAWRENCE, SC.D., Associate Dij-ecfor 

OSWALD K. SAGEN, PH. D.,, Assistant DiTector for Health Statistics Development 

WALT R. SIMMONS, M.A., Assistant Director /or Research and Scientific Development 

ALICE M. WATERHOUSE, M. D., Medical Consultant 

JAMES E. KELLY, D. D. S., Dental Advisor 

LOUIS R. STOLCIS, M. A., Executive O//icer 

MA RGERY R. CUNNINGHAM, Irz/ormatiarz Officer 

DIVISION OF VITAL STATISTICS 

ROBERT t).GROVE, Ph.D.,Director


ROBERT A. IsRAEL, M.S.,Deputy Director


,ARTHUR A. CAMPBELL, special Assistant to the Director


ROBERT A. ISRAEL, M.S.,Acting Chic/, Mortality Statistics Branch


PATIENCE LAURIAT, M.A., Acting Chief, Natality Statistics Branch 

ROBERT D. GROVE, ph.D.,Acting Chief, Registration Methods Branch


PATIENCE LAURIAT, M.A.,chief,Marriage and Divorce Statistics Branch


ARNE B. NELSON, M.A.,chic/,vital Records Survey Branch


ALICE M. HE TZE,L, chief,Statistical Resources section


Public Health Service Publication No. 1000-Series 22-No. 6 

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 68-6007.5 
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CONTENTS 

ktroduction


Selected Ftidtigs


Sources and Qualifications ofData


Educational Attatient of Mother


Current Fertility


Live-Birth Order and Age of Mother


Metropolitan Status of Residence


Geographic Re~on


Family kcome


Li;e-Birth Order and Age of Mother


Metropolitan Status of Residence


Geographic Region


Education of Wtie ---------------------------------------------------


References


Detailed Tables


Appendix I. Technical Notes on Methods


Sample Desi~-----------------------------------------------------


The Birth Certificate and Questiomaire


Collection of Data --------------------------------------------------


Processing of Data -------------------------------------------------


Nonresponse andImputation ofMissingData---


Birth Records


Esttiation


Reliability of Esttiates


Rounding of Numkrs


Appendix II. Definitions of Certain Terms Used in This Report


Information From the Certificate of Live Birth


Appendix III. Source Forms


Standard Certificate of Live Birth


Questionnaire for Mothers


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IN THIS REPORT data ave presented on the educational attainment 

and family income of mo thevs gz”ving birth to white legitimate childven 

in 1963. Mothers at different socioeconomic levels ave stwdied in tevms 

of theiv present and completed fertility. Vaviables pvesented in the ve -

port are live- bivth order, age of mother, metropolitan status, and ve ­

gion of residence. 

Fertility vates for the less educated are higher than those for the bettev 

educated women in each age group when they are based on the avevage 

number of children evev bovn to white mavvied females.. Howevev, the 

fwtility rates fov 1963 show the opposite relationship and the age-specific bi~th rates show a mixed relationship in vegard to higher fevtility 

for the less educated. The explanation for this apparently velates to 

something othev than an overstatement of educational attainment on the 

part of respondents. A comparison of thepvoportion of high order births 

in each age group substantiates the findings of an invevse relationship 

between education and fe-rtility. The proportion of wives in highev education levels was gveatev in metropolitan than nonmetropolitan aveas 

and this tendency was greatev with increasing age of the mother. Within 

lowe~ education levels a larger pvopovtion of births occuvved to wives 

in the South than in othev regions. 

Based on the pvopovtion of births in highev bivth ovdevs, a stvong invezse relationship is nQt shown fov family income levels. However, 

when wives in each age gYoup above 20 are compared, mothevs in higher 

income families tended to some extent to have veiktively fewev children 

than those in lowev income families. As family income incveased, wives 

in the Novth Centval and Northeast Regions cont~ibuted a slightly lavgev 

proportion of high ovdev births than in othev regions. An inve%se relationship prevailed between educational attainment and numbev of children eve-r bovn at each income level. 

SYMBOLS 

Data not available 

Category not applicable . . . 

Quantity zero -

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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF MOTHER


AND FAMILY INCOME:


WHITE LEGITIMATE BIRTHS 

Gooloo S. Wunderlich, Office of the Deputy Sec~etwy for Population and Family Planning a 

INTRODUCTION 

This report presents findings from the 1963 

National Natality Survey. The 1963 survey represents the first year of data collection for a continuing program of sample surveys linked to birth 

records. 

The content of the sample surveys is designed 

to meet the increasing needs for natality data in 

public health, demography, and related fields. The 

annual birth statistics for the United States derived from information reported on the birth record alone are not sufficient to meet the varied 

needs of consumers of these types of data. Data 

collected in the 1963 National Natality Survey 

permit preparation of estimates for characteristics related to the infant and family not previously 

available in national statistics. 1 

This report presents estimates of selected 

socioeconomic characteristics of white families 

in which births occurred during 1963. The presentation is limited to a discussion of educational 

attainment and family income characteristics of 

the women who had these births. 

The discussion of the data is divided into two 

sections: the first section deals with the educational attainment of the white married women who 

had births in 1963, and the second section deals 

with the income of the families in which the births 

occurred. 

aFormerly with the National Center for Health “Statistics. 

SELECTED FINDINGS 

Data on the average number of children ever 

born to white married females through 1963 show 

that the less educated women had higher fertility 

rates in each age group than the better educated. 

Age-specific birth rates and current fertility 

rates were also computed, using different population bases to see if the inverse relationship of 

education and fertility also held for the year 1963. 

In this comparison, age-specific birth rates 

showed a mixed relationship and fertility rates, 

the opposite of the expected relationship. Apparently, overstatement of educational attainment was not a significant factor in the failure 

to show this expected relationship. Other possible 

explanations were (1) a failure to include illegitimate births, (2) the disproportionate numbers of 

maritally separated women, or (3) an overestimate of the number of less educated females in 

1963. 

A comparison of the proportion of high order 

births in each group substantiates the findings 

previously noted, that there is an inverse relationship between education and fertility. 

In general, wives with only elementary education had already had more births than those 

who had completed high school and substantially 

more than those women whose education went beyond high school. Further, for each birth order 

the better educated wives had their children at a 

later age than the less educated wives. An excep1

tion to this was noted for wives who had some high 

school education, but did not complete 4 years of 

high school. 

The proportion of wives residing in metropolitan areas increased with increasing levels of 

educational attainment. This pattern increased for 

all age groups, and with the exception of the 30-

34 year age group, became more pronounced with 

increasing age of the wife. The relationship between metropolitan status and education was also 

observed in each live-birth-order group. The 

wives in metropolitan areas tended to be older 

and better educated. 

The mothers in the South had less education 

than mothers in other geographic regions. This 

relationship between educational attainment and 

geographic region generally held for each age 

group. However, in age group 30-34 the proportion 

of wives who had finished high school was slightly 

higher in the South than in the West. Within the 

lower educational levels a much larger proportion of births occurred to women in the South than 

in other regions. This pattern was generally observed for each birth order. 

The distribution of family income showed 44 

percent of the births from families with incomes 

less than $5,000, and 17 percent from family incomes less than $3,000. Based on the proportion 

of births in higher birth orders, a strong inverse 

relationship is not indicated between family income and number of children ever born as it was 

in education. Wives in higher income families had 

actually borne slightly more children than those 

in lower income classes. The median age of 

mothers in families with incomes of $10,000 or 

more was 30.3 years compared with 22.5 years 

for mothers in families with incomes of less than 

$3,000. When wives in the same age groups above 

age 20 are compared, mothers in higher income 

families had relatively fewer children than those 

in lower income families. 

About 65 percent of these women were living 

in metropolitan areas. This proportion increased 

with family income. Mothers in metropolitan 

areas had had somewhat fewer births by 1963 

than those residing in nonmetropolitan areas. 

A comparison of lower income classes shows 

that a larger proportion of births occurred to 

wives living in the South Region than in other 

regions. As family income increased, wives in 

the North Central and Northeast Regions contributed a slightly larger proportion of high order 

births than those in the South and West. Families 

of comparable size are attained at younger ages 

in the South than in the North Central or Northeast. 

An inverse relationship prevailed at each 

income level between educational attainment and 

number of children ever born and became more 

pronounced as family income increased. 

SOURCES AND QUALiFICATIONS 

OF DATA 

The statistics presented in this report are 

based on information collected in the 1963 National 

Natality Sample Survey conducted by the Division 

of Health Records Statistics in the National Center for Health Statistics. The data in this report 

are based on a probability sample of 3,218 white 

legitimate births selected from births occurring in 

1963. 

The restriction of the report to white married females having babies in 1963 imposes 

several limitations on the data. The most obvious 

limitation results from the fact that all mothers 

having illegitimate births are excluded from the 

report since queries were not sent to these 

mothers; in addition, data for nonwhite mothers 

are excluded. A further limitation is that this 

population does not include all married women. 

The survey design excludes automatically the 

women who had no children as well as mothers 

who have previously had children but did not have 

births in 1963. Thus, discussion is limited to 

particular segments of married women within 

each of the educational and income levels. 

Survey procedures for collecting the statistics included questionnaires mailed to each mother 

of a child selected in the sample and questionnaires sent to physicians, dentists, and medical 

facilities from whom the mother received any 

care during the year prior to the birth of her 

child. However, the data in this report are based 

only on selected items from the birth record and 

the questionnaire sent to the mother. This report 

does not contain any data from the medical 

sources. 
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Illegitimate births were excluded in this survey to prevent any disclosure of the fact of illegitimacy. An additional 54 births selected in the 

sample were also excluded from the survey for 

reasons not related to characteristics of the 

mothers. 

Data for nonwhite women are excluded from 

this report. The principal reason for this exclusion was that the data for family income were 

not considered to be within acceptable levels of 

reliability. Although the response to the education 

item was higher among nonwhite wives than the 

response for family income, further evaluation 

of the responses was thought necessary for inclusion of the data. 

The sampling frame for the survey was the 

file of microfilm images of birth records received 

each month by the National Center for Health 

Statistics from the 54 birth registration areas of 

the United States. 

Brief descriptions of the sample design of 

the survey, estimation techniques, and general 

qualifications of the data obtained in the survey 

are given in Appendix I. The statistics shown in 

this report are estimates based on a sample and 

are therefore subject to sampling errors. Although the sampling errors for most of the estimates are of relatively low magnitude, the error 

may be high when the numerator or denominator 

of a percentage is small. Tables of approximate 

standard errors and instructions for use of these 

tables also appear in Appendix I. 

Definitions of certain terms used in this report are given in Appendix 11 and facsimiles of 

the questionnaire used for mothers and of the 

birth certificate are shown in Appendix HI. 

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT 

OF MOTHER 

Evidence from a variety of sources indicates 

that less educated women generally have higher 

birth rates than better educated women. This 

relationship is affirmed in each age group by the 

data on average number of children ever born to 

white married women having births in 1963, shown 

in table A. These figures relate to completed or 

nearly completed fertility for women aged 35 and 

over and fertility experience through the birth of 

the present child for younger mothers. Data from 

the 1960 Census also show a similar pattern in the 

average numbers of children ever born to white 

women 35-44 years of age who were currently 

married and living with their husbands (table B). 2 

Although the census figures relate to completed or nearly completed fertility because of the 

age groups shown, similar data for younger women 

also show inverse relationships between educaTable A. Rates of children ever born to white married women having births in 1963, by 

years of school completed: United States 

Years of school completed by mother . 

High school I College 

1-3 4 1-3 4+ 

years years years years 

I Rate per 1,000 women 

All ages 2,475 3,925 I 2,984 [ 2,6281 2,524 I 2,242 

1===1 I I I I 

Under 20 years 

20-24 years 

1,353 

2,037 

1,861 

2,915 

1,418 

2,585 

1,103 ‘ 

1,875 1, 63; -

1,294 

25-29 years 3,093 4,059 3,927 2,866 2,642 1,907 

30-34 years 4,005 4,812 4,259 3,966 3,840 3,121 

35+ years- 4,797 6,224 5,011 4,544 4,272 3,626 1 11 I 1 1 1 

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Table B. Years of school completed, b,y


number of children ever born per 1,000


white women 35-44 years old: United


States, 1960


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.._ Children ever Wife’s education born per 

1,000 women


Less than 8 years 3,407


8 years 2,859


High school, 1-3 years--- 2,650


High school, 4 years----- 2,415


College, 1-3 years------- 2,435


College, 4+ years 2,345


SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census: 

Women by number of children ever born, 

1960. United States Census of Population, 

PC(2)-3A, Washington, D.C., March 1964.


tionalattainmentand number of childrenever


born.


Current Fertility 

A modification ofthisinverserelationship
 is


illustrated by dataon currentfertility, i.e.,
the


Table C. Age-speci-fi-c
 birth rates for white


annualfertilityrates
 forPuertoRico.3They show


thatvariationin
annualratesbyeducationalclass


issmallandinconsistent
 inagegroups20-24and


25-29 years where the rates are highest,
 and


averagemore than200 birthsper 1,000women.


In youngerand olderage groups,however,the


usualinversepatternprevails.


It was thoughtthatcurrentfertility
 rates


based on surveydatawould conform closelyto


rates based on number of childrenever born.


However, inasmuch as the levelofannualrates


dependsnotonlyon thenumber ofbirthsusedas


thenumerator but alsoon thenumber ofwomen


used as the denominator,the rateswere calcu­


latedin severalways to see whetherdifferent


methods of estimatingpopulations
forthe de­


nominatorswould show different
kinds of re­


lationships toeducational
 attainment.


First,age-specificbirthrateswerecomputed

using populationestimatesbased on a straight


lineinterpolation of currentpopulation
survey


data for totalwhitefemalesbetween1962 and


1964 (tableC). At age group 20-24,the age­


specific
ratesarehighestamong highschooland


collegegraduates,In contrast,
inagegroup 25-


married women who had births in 1963, by


14-19 

20-24 

25-29 

30-34 

35-44 

age and years of school completed: United States


Years of school completed by mother


Age of mother None High school College
 or
 Total ele-


men- 1-3 4 1-3 4+


tary years years years years


Rate per 1,000 estimated


white women


All +1


years 102.4 55.0 

years-------.---.---- 215.1 185.1 223.; 

years 165.1 190.0 176.0 

years 83.0 139.4 134.6 

years 29.5 29.8 39.6 

agesl-------- 94.6 90.0 I 88.71 102.4I 98.5 \ 92.2 

lThe rates for each education group total were standardized against the age distri­


bution of total white married women in 1963.


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29, the age-specific rate is highest for the mothers 

in the elementary school level or below. In the 

upper age groups the rates favor the 1-3 year 

college and college graduate group at 30-34 

years and the college graduates at 35-44 years. 

Birth rates standardized for the age distribution 

of all white females show a different pattern, 

with the highest rates emerging among high 

school graduates and mothers with 1-3 years of 

college. 

Tables D and E contain fertility rates for 

broad age groups using population bases estimated by assuming the same distribution of evermarried white females by educational attainment 

in 1963 as in the 1960 census. Table D is based 

on a straight line projection of the ever-married 

female population by years of school completed. 

The resulting fertility rates also show generally 

rising fertility with increased education. The 

only exceptions were in the 25-34 years age 

group between elementary and 1-3 years of high 

school and in 35-44 years group for high school 

graduates and those’ with 1-3 years of college. 

In table E the population base was derived 

from the proportion that each age-education group 

of ever-married white females was of total white 

females. The fertility rates in table E depart 

from those in table D, although they still are influenced substantially by the projection method. 

In the 14-24 age group the fertility rate declines 

between 1-3 years of high school and 4 years of 

high school. At 25-34 there is a declining rate 

through 4 years of high school. In 35-44 the rate 

is irregular through 1-3 years of college and 

then peaks at 4 years or more of college. On the 

basis of these experiments, the failure to show 

the expected inverse relationship does not appear 

to lie in the method of estimating numbers of 

married women by educational attainment. 

Possible explanations for the failure of the 

present study to show an inverse relationship 

‘ between educational attainment and annual fertility 

of white married females are: 

1.	 O~erstatement of educational attainment 

by respondents to the survey. Data previously shown in table A seem to indicate 

that this is not a significant factor; 

2.	 Failure to include illegitimate births, 

which are probably more frequent among 

the less educated; 

3.	 Inasmuch as marital separation is more 

common among the less educated, the 

married women among them are more 

likely to include women who are not 

currently living with a husband and who, 

therefore, are less likely to have a child. 

Estimates, however, are not available on 

the number of married, white females who 

were living with their husbands, by education for 1963. 

4.	 Overestimates of the number of less educated married women as of 1963. 

At present, there is no basis for judging the 

influence of the last three factors and for choosing 

any one of these explanations as the most likely. 

Live-Birth Order and Age .of Mother 

Data collected in the National Natality Survey 

show that approximately 44 percent of the white 

married women who bore children in 1963 had 

completed high school and another 24 percent 

had 1-3 years of high school education. In addition, 21 percent had some college education 

(table F). The median number of years of school 

completed by these women was 12.3. Somewhat 

lower levels of education are observed as the 

live-birth order of the child increased. Some 75 

percent of those having their first child, compared 

with 49 percent of those having their fifth child 

or more, were at least high school graduates. 

This difference in the level of educational 

attainment of the wives by the number of children 

born by 1963 was greater among the younger 

than among the older wives. Among women under 

25 years of age the median number of years of 

schooI completed was 12.5 for those having their 

first birth compared with 10.6 for those having 

their fifth or higher order birth. The comparable 

figures for wives 25 years or older were 12.8 

and 12.0 years. 

,More than a fourth of the white legitimate 

births in 1963 were first births and just as many 
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Table D. Fertility rates for white married women who had births in 1963, by age and


years of school completed: United States


Years of school completed by mother


Age of mother None 

or 

High school College 

Total elemen- 1-3 4 1-3 4-1-

tary years years years years 

I Rate per 1,000 estimated ever-married 

white women 

All ages ---.---- 134.3 82.1 131.8 140.8 163.8 183.8


14-24 years	 334.6 234.7 319.4 343.3 406.7 549.0


25-34 years h148.4
 1;:.; 1;:.; M:. � 

; 185.8. 231.7 

35-44 years 32.0 . . 34.2 52.9 I II I I I I 

NOTE: The population base was derived by applying the percent distribution of ever-


married white females by age and years of school completed in the 1960 census against


the estimated age distribution of ever-married white females interpolated between the


1962 and 1964 CPS distributions.


Table E. Fertility rates for white married women who had births in 1963, by age and


years of school completed: United States


Years of school completed by mother


Age of mother None 

or 

High school College 

Total elemen- 1-3 4 1-3 4+ 

tary years years years years 

Rate per 1,000 estimated ever-married


white women


All ages 134.3 106.2 145 � 7 126.1 158.5 155.5 

14-24 years 314*5 243.7 319.4 300.0 406.7 549.0


25-34 years -------. 148.9 161.9 143.3 133.8 183.6 183.3


35-44 years 32.1 30.9 36.7 30.9 36.8 46.4


NOTE: The population base was derived by applying the percent that ever-married


white females were of total white females in each age and education cell in 1960


against the estimated number of total white females interpolated for each age and ed­


ucation category between the 1962 and 1964 CPS distributions.


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Table F. Number and percent distribution of white married women who had births in


1963, by live-birth order and years of school completed, and median years of school


completed by age and live-birth order: United States


Live-birth order 

Years of school completed by mother 

Total I 1 I 2 I 3 I 4 I 5+ 

Number in tliousands 

Number 3,264 1] 893 ] 810 I 632 I 421 I 508 

Percent distribution 

Total------- 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 

None or elementary 11.5 4.8 8.2 13.8 13.4 24.1 ,


High school:


1-3 years 23.5 19.8 22.2 26.1 25.3 27.3


4 years -.--.-=---
 44.4 49.5 46.7 40.8 46.9 34.4


College: 

1-3 years 12.7 15.3 13.9 1;.; 7.6 10.5 

4+ years 7.9 10.7 9.0 . 6.8 3.7 

Median years of school completed 

All ages


Under 25 years----------------------------
 25+ years


were fourthor higherorderbirths(table
1).As


might be expected,the birthorder was higher


among older mothers than among younger


mothers.The median age of thewiveswas25.2


years and variedfrom 21.3years for mothers


having theirfirstchildto 32.4yearsforthose


havingtheirfifth or laterchild(table
G).


Statistics dealingwithfertility
 ofthegeneral


population have characteristically
 shown thein­


verse relationship discussedpreviously
between


educational attainment
ofthewifeandthenumber


ofchildren everbornbyanyspecifiedage.4
 When


themarriedandreproducing population
 ofwomen


inthisreportare classifiedbyeducationaI
 attain­


ment the proportionof higherorder birthsin


each age group reaffirmsthisex~ectedinverse


relationship
(table1).In general,among white


marriedwomen havingbirthsin1963,wiveswith


onlyelementaryeducation had”already
had more


birthsthanthosewho had completedhighschool


and substantially
 more thanthosewhoseeducation


wentbeyondhighschool.


Figure lillustrates
 theinverserelationship


betweeneducationof the wifeand theparityfor


wives havinga live-bornchildin1963,foreach


age group.


Furthermore,tableGshows thatwithineach


birthorder the more educatedwives had their


chil~en at a laterage thantheirlesseducated


counterparts.
An exceptionto thispatternwas


notedfor wives who had some highschooledu-


cation but did not complete 4 years of high


school.These differences
correspondcloselyto


thosefoundinastudyofthegeneralpopulation.5


They are explainable principally
 interms ofthe


timeperiodofexposuretofertility
 riskbasedon


age at marriage.The higherfertility
 ofwomen


who have not completedhigh schoolmaybe due


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Table G. Median age of white married women who had births in 1963, by years of school


completed and live-birth order: United States


Live-birth order


Total


First child


Second child


Third child


Fourth child


Fifth child and over


2,0 

1.3 ~ 

1-

= 0.7 

z 

g 0.0 

Years of school completed by mother


II None I High school ] ~o~~ege


Median age in years


25.2 27.1 ( 23.6 I 25.1 \ 25.5 I 27.8 ===4 I I I I 

21.3 20.3 19.2 21.0 22.2 24.6 

23.6 22.1 21.7 23.8 24.7 27.3 

26.5 24.6 24.7 26.9 28.1 31.2 

28.5 28.4 26.5 28.4 30.0 31.9 

32.4 31.6 30.6 33.3 32.3 34.6 

I 

2.5 

All ages Under 20 years 20-24 years 

a 

w AGE m 

z 

3 

= 6.0 1- Z 

a 

5 

w 

z 

4.0 3,9 

2.0 

0.0 I 

23-29 years 30-34 yews 33 years and over 

AGE 

Figure 1. Median live-birth order of babies born to white married women in 1963, by age and Years of 

school completed by mother. 

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to the fact that many girls who drop out of high 

school do so because they become pregnant. G 

Metropolitan Status of Residence 

About 65 percent of the total white legitimate 

births in 1963 occurred to wives residing in metropolitan areas of the United States (table 2). The 

proportion of the wives residing in metropolitan 

areas increased with increasing levels of educational attainment. Thus, 55 percent of the 

wives with only elementary education, as compared with 76 percent of those who had at least 4 

years of college, were residing in metropolitan 

areas. This pattern prevailed for all age groups, 

and, with the exception of the 30-34 age group, 

became more pronounced with increasing age of 

the wife. The relationship between metropolitan 

status of residence and education of the white 

wives was also observed in each live-birth order 

group shown; however, it was not as pronounced 

among mothers having their first child as among 

the other mothers. 

Among wives having births in 1963, those 

residing in metropolitan areas had slightly fewer 

births by 1963 than their counterparts in nonmetropolitan areas (table 3). This pattern was observed within each of the educational classes. This 

difference may be partly explained by the fact 

that for each educational category shown, wives 

residing in metropolitan areas were having their 

first births at a later age than the wives in nonmetropolitan areas. Also, the wives who resided 

in metropolitan areas were more likely to have 

attained a higher educational level than the wives 

in nonmetropolitan areas (table 4). However, none 

of these differences was large enough to be statistically significant. 

Geographic Region 

Among white females who gave birth in 1963, 

those in the South had a lower educational level 

than those living in the other three regions (table 

5). Only 56 percent of the wives in the South, 

compared with 66 percent in the West and almost 

70 percent in both the North Central Region and 

the Northeast, had completed high school (including those who had also attended college). Considerable regional variation was also observed at 

the other end of the educational scale. The largest 

proportion of wives (17 percent) with only elementary education was in the South. The West 

had 11 percent and the Northeast and North 

Central Regions had 10 and 8 percent, respectively. This relationship between educational 

attainment of women and their region of residence generally prevailed for all age groups and 

all birth orders with the exception of the 30-34 

age group, and those wives having their fourth 

child. In the 30-34 age group the proportion of 

wives who had completed high school was slightly 

lower in the West than in the South Region. 

Not only was the educational level of the . 

women who had births in 1963 lower in the South 

than in the other regions, but within the two lower 

educational levels a much larger proportion of 

the births than expected occurred to white wives 

living in the South than to those in the other regions 

(table 6). This pattern was generally observed for 

all ages and birth order groups shown. Wives who 

were college graduates in the North Central and 

Northeast Regions had a larger proportion of 

births than expected. 

Figure 2, derived from table 7, illustrates 

the inverse relationship between the educational 

attainment of white wives and the number of 

children born to them as of 1963 for each geographic region. This relationship was most pronounced among wives in the North Central Region. 

Wives in the Northeast showed the least variation 

by educational attainment in number of births by 

1963. 

FAMILY INCOME 

In this report the family income refers to 

the total of all money income received during 

1962 by all persons related by blood, marriage, 

or adoption and living in the household when the 

baby was born. Income from all sources is included, such as wages, salaries, unemployment 

compensation, and help from relatives. 

The distribution of white families in which 

births occurred during 1963 by their money income during the previous year is summarized in 

table H. Of the estimated 3,264,000 white married women who had births in 1963, approximately 

44 percent were in families with less than $5,000 

income and 17 percent were in families with less 

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NORTHEAST NORTH CENTRAL 

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION PERCENT DISTRIBUTION 

o 20 40 60 60 100 0 20 40 60 80 100 

Years of Years of 

school m 

completed completed 

None or None or e Iementory elementary 

High school, High school, 

1-3 I-3 

High school, High schoo~ 

4 4. 

College, I-3 COllege,l-3 

C011ege,4+ C011ege,4+ 

SOUTH WEST 

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION PERCENT DISTRIBUTION 

o 20 40 60 BO I00 

-f I I I I I I I I I lYears of ~ 

school 

completed 

None or 

elementary 

High school, 

I-3 

High school, 

4 

College, I-3 

Callege, 4+ 

LIVE-BIRTH ORDER 

. .......... . -[ =4 = .3+ Izzzl’ -3 

Figure 2. Percent dlstrlbutlon of white married women who had births in 1963, by years of school completed by mother according to live-birth order and geographic region. 

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Table H.	 Number and percent distribution of white married women who had births in


1963, by family income during 1962 according to age: United States


1962 family income


$3,000- $5,000- $7,000- $!10000+ =lk= Median
 $4,999 $6,999 $9>999 ‘ 

Age of mother Number


All ages- 3,264,137 

Under 20


---..-- 398,851


2&Zsyears-- 1,173,550


25-29 years-- 853,348


30-34 years-- 501,405


35+ years---- 336,983
 . 

Median age 

in years---- 25.3 

Percent distribution


26.9 26.8 19.8 9.0 $5,400


35.3 14.4 4.7 1.0 $3,360


32.5 28.5 15.9 4.9 $4,960


23.1 30.8 26.0 $5,520


21.2 27.6 26.4 1::: $5,730


15.7 24.4 25.3 21.0 $5,840


23.9 25.9 27.6 30.3 � .. 

verse relationship
between family income and


thenumber ofchildrenbornby1963 (tables8
and


J).Furthermore,mostof thedifferences
 between


thenumber ofchildrenbomin thevariousfamily


income groupswere not largeenoughtobe sta­


tistically significant.
 Infact,thewivesinhigher


income families had borneslightly
 morechildren


thanthewivesinlowerincomeclasses.
However,


100.0 17.5 

100.0 44.6


100.0 18.2


100.0 10.6


100.0
 1

100.0 1::2


..0
 22.5

than$3,000income.0nly9 percentofthefamilies


had an income of $10,000or more. The median


familyincomeduring1962was $5,400.


Live-Birth Order and Age of Mother 

Survey data for the whitemarried women


havingbirthsin1963do notindicatea
strongin-


Table J. Median income in 1962 of families in which births occurred in 1963, by age


and live-birth order: United States


Live-birth order


Age of mother


Total 1 2 3 4 5+


Median family income 

All ages---------------------- $5,400 $4,840 $5,240 $5,340 $5,340 $5,290 

Under 25 years 4,560 5,400 4,890 4,410 4,590 3,000 

Under 20 years 3,360 3,510 3,110 2,710 

20-24 years 4,960 5,050 5,130 4,610 4,610 

25 years and over------------------- 5,640 6,240 5,800 5,700 5,500 5,370 

25-29 years----------------------- 5,520 6,170 5,730 5,430 5,380 5,110 

30-34 years----------------------- 5,730 6,110 6,100 5,950 5,570 5,460 

35-1-years------------------------- 5,840 8,230 5,720 6,180 5;950 5,550


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this can be attributed primarily to differences in 

age. As shown in table H, the women in the higher 

income families were, on the average, older than 

the women in lower income families, and had 

therefore had more time in which to have children. 

From a historical viewpoint it has been 

pointed out that “Couples in the lower-income 

groups have probably been having more children 

than couples in the higher-income groups ever 

since the process of industrialization and urbanization began in the United States. However, the 

negative association between income and fertility 

has diminished considerably since the depression 

years of the 1930’s... J‘~Data available from the 

Bureau of the Census as well as other surveys 

have also shown a similar pattern of relationship between family income and fertility.~~ ~ 

When wives who were in the same age 

groups are compared, an inverse relationship is 

generally observed between family income and 

the number of children born by 1963. As illus ­

trated in figure 3, in each age group except under 20, white women in the higher income families 

had relatively fewer children by 1963 than those 

in the lower income families. Furthermore, 

for each birth order group, white wives in the 

upper income families were, on the average, 

older than their counterparts in the lower income 

families who bore children in 1963. 

The inverse relationship between income and 

parity generally holds for each age group. Notable 

exceptions to this pattern were in age groups 

30-34 where little difference existed in income 

levels among the first, second, and third parity 

FAMILY INCOME 

6.0 All income m$5,000-~6,999 

Under $3,000 _ $7,000-$9,999 

$3,000-$4,999 = $,0,000 ond over 

4,0 

2.0 

2 

+ 

E 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 

z 

u. o 0 All ages Under 20 years 

1% AGE


z


> 6.0


z


z


<


E


w


z


4.0. 

3.4 

2,0 

0 [ 

25-29 years 30-34 years 

AGE 

1,4 1,4 1.5 

20-24 years 

35 years and over 

Figure 3. Median Iive-birth order of babies born to white married women 1963, by age and family in-


come in 1962.


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Table K. Number and percent distribution of white married women who had births in 

1963, by family income during 1962 according to residence: United States 

Residence 

1962 family income 

All Metro- Nonareas politan ~~t&

Number in thousands 3,264 II 

--1-

2,106 I 1,158 

Percent 

Total ------.- ----:--a 100.0 100.0 100.0 

Under $3,000 17.5 13.5 24.7 

$3,000-$4,999 26.9 24.0 32.2 

$5,000-$6,999 28.8 28.1 24.5 

$7,000-$9,999 -----q 19.8 23.1 13.7 

$10,000 or more 

Median 

mothers and in 35 years and over where the 

same was true among thesecond, third,andfourth 

parity mothers. An extreme difference exists 

between the median family income of the first 

and fifth or higher birth orders in age groups 

35 years and over where the median incomes 

were $8,230 and $5,550, respectively (table J). 

Metropolitan Status of Residence 

Metropolitan status of residence of white 

married women who had births in 1963 was associated with their family income ofthe previous 

year. Families in metropolitan areas were more 

likely to have higher incomes than those living 

in nonmetropolitan areas (table K). The median 

income was $5,880 for families in metropolitan 

areas compared with $4,560 for those living in 

nonmetropolitan areas. 

The proportion of white women living in 

metropolitan areas andhaving live births in 1963 

increased with increasing family income (table 9). 

Approximately 50 percent of the wives in families 

with incomes less than $3,000, as compared with 

81 percent of those in families with incomes of 

$10,000 or more, were living in metropolitan 

areas. This relationship prevailed for all age 

groups and birth order groups shown. 

9.0 11*3 4.8 

$5,400 $5,880 $4,560 

Survey data indicate that among wives having 

births in 1963, especially in the lower income 

families, those residing in metropolitan areas 

had had somewhat fewer births by that year than 

their counterparts in nonmetropolitan areas (table 

lo). 

Geographic Region 

The 1962 income of white families in which 

legitimate births occurred in 1963 was lower 

in the South than in the other three regions 

(table L). The median income was $4,560 for 

families in the South compared with $5,660 for 

those in the North Central Region and $5,900 for 

those in the West and the Northeast. About 21 

percent of the wives in the South compared with 

29 percent in the North Central Region, 32 percent in the West and 35 in the Northeast were in 

families that had an income of $7,000 or more 

in the previous calendar year. 

A comparison of income classes shows that 

a larger proportion of the births in lower income 

families occurred to wives living in the South 

than to those in the other regions and both the 

South and West had lower proportions of births 

in the upper income classes (table 11). This 

pattern generally prevailed for all age groups and 

all birth orders. 

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Table 12 shows the relationship between 

family income and the number of children born 

by 1963 for each geographic region. The wives 

in the lower income families living in the South 

and West had contributed somewhat more children as of 1963 than their counterparts in the 

North Central and Northeast Regions. As family 

income increased, wives in the North Central 

and Northeast contributed a slightly larger proportion of higher order births than those in the 

South and the West. However, the differences 

were not large. 

These regional differences in the number of 

children born combined with the slightly younger 

age of the wives in higher income families living 

in the South and West Regions as compared with 

their counterparts in the North Central and Northeast Regions indicated that large families in the 

South have a low income relationship whereas 

the large families in the North, a high income 

relationship. Further, families of comparable 

size are attained at younger ages by wives in 

the South than in the North. 

10,000 

r 

$8.020 

$6,520 

$4,480 

$3,700 l-l— None or I-3 4, I-3 4+

elmmt.ary yeors years years yam 

High School ~ 

YEARS OF SCHOOL CO MPLETEO 

Figure !. Median family income in 1962 of fami1ies in which births occurred in 1963, by years 

of school compl eted by mother. 

Table L. Number and percent distribution of white married women who had births in 

1963, by family income during 1962 according to geographic region: United States 

1962 family income 

All 

regions 

I 

Total 3,264 II 

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Total . . . . . . . . --------

w 

Under $3,000 .------- --.----- 17.5 

$3,000-$4,999 26.9 

$5,000-$6,999 -...-- 26.8 

$7,000+- . . . . . . . . -------- 28.8 

Median I $5,400 I 

Region 

North- North 

east Central South West 

Number in thousands 

794 ] 971 I 921 ] 578 

Percent distribution 

100.0 I 100.0 ] 100.0 I 100.O 

I I 

13.1 15.8 21.9 19.2 

23.8 24.0 36.1 21.6 

28.4 30.7 21,1 27.3 

34.6 29.4 21.0 31.9 

$5,900 $5,660 $4,560 $5,900 

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Education of Wife 

Among white married women who had births 

in 1963, a strong relationship was observed between their educational attainment and family income. The median income of families in which 

wives were college graduates was $8,020 compared with $3,700 for families in which wives 

had only an elementary education (fig. 4 and 

table 13). The proportion of families in which 

wives had a college background was smallest in 

the lowest income level (9.5 percent). This proportion increased progressively to 46 percent in 

families with incomes of $10,000 or more. At the 

other end of the educational scale, the proportion 

of families in which wives had only 8 years of 

school or less was highest at the lowest income 

level (26 percent) and comprised only 6 percent 

of the families with incomes of $10,000 or more. 

This relationship between family income and educational attainment of the wives prevailed for 

all birth order groups as well as for all ages of 

the wives and was more pronounced among wives 

25 years of age or older than among the younger 

wives. 

As previously observed for white married 

women who had births in 1963, an inverse relationship prevailed between the educational attainment 

of the mothers and the number of children born 

to them by 1963 at each income level and became 

more pronounced as the family income increased 

(table 14). 

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Table 1.	 Number and percent distribution of white married women who had births in 1963,by


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Table 1. Number and percent distribution of white married women who had births in 1963, by years of school completed


according to age and live-birth order: United States


Years of school completed by mother Years of school completed.by mother


Age of mother and None High school College


live-birth order or
 :Ota1 ele­


merr 1-3 4 1-3 4+
 tary years years years years


All ages Number in thousands Percent distribution


Total---------------------- 3,264 767 L,450 414 259 100.0 100.0 ,00.0 100.0 .00.0 100.0 _ _ _ _ _ _ 

First child 893 177 $: 136 96 27.4 11.4 23.0 30.5 33.0 36.9 

Second child--------------------- 810 180 113 24.8 17.6 23.5 26.1 27.2 28.1 

Third child---------------------- 632 165 258 ;: 19.3 23.3 21.5 17.8 19.1 16.5 

Fourth child 421 106 197 <; 29 12.9 15.0 13.9 13.6 11.0 

Fifth child and over------------- 508 139 175 54 19 15.6 32.6 18.1 12.1 1::: 7.4 

Under 20 years Of age 

Total 399 188 139 % 100.0 100.0 .00.0 LOO.O -2 

First child 285 123 125 .: ;;.: 36.2 65.3 90.4 .: 

Second child--------------------- 90 54 12 43.0 28.5 

Third child 21 10 1 5;4 1~.~ 5.2 ::: 

Fourth child------ Fifth child and ove-------------- : i ::; 1.6 

20-24 yeara of q%,


Total---------------- 1,174 263 571 175 77 100.0 100.0 .00.0 100.0 LOO.O 100.0 

First child 

Second child--------------------- 429 

415 40 

96 234 

220 % 54 

21 36.5 

35.4 12.3 

19.9 15.1 

36.6 40.9 

38.5 52.1 

34.5 69.2 

27.8 

Third child 210 20 1 1;.: 39.9 29.2 13.4 11.3 1.5 

Fourth child--------------------- 90 <; ;; 2 1 20.0 13.3 5.9 1.5 

Fifth child and over 30 15 7 1 2:6 8.0 5.8 1.2 ::; 

25-29 years of age 

Total---------------------- 853 160 394 106 85 100.0 100.0 LOO.O 100.0 100.0 100.0 

First child----------------------

Second child 

117 

218 3 

1:2 

20 

34 

28 

38 13.8 

25.5 1::2 1::! 15.0 

26.6 18.5 

32.0 33.5 

44.7 

Third child---------------------- 213 :; 107 30 13 24.9 20.6 25.5 27.1 28.3 14.9 

Fourth child 168 45 88 14 5 19.7 15.2 28.0 22.4 12.8 5.7 

Fifth child and over------------- 137 48 35 9 1 .16.1 41.0 30.3 8.8 8.4 1.2


30-34 yeara of age


Total---------------------- 501 93 199 80 6? 100.0 100.0 LOO.O 100.0 109.0 100.0


First child---------------------- 46 10 5.3 10.C 7.6 10.1 16.5 

Second child--------------------- 60 ; 1! 8 12; 5.3 14.6 18.8 12.8 

Third child---------------------- 117 24 18 19 23.4 17.9 2;:; 22.2 22.8 30.5 

Fourth child--------------------- 105 17 16 21.0 24.4 18.S 23.3 12.1 25.4


Fifth child and Over------------- 172 38 R 9 34.3 47.1 41.2 32.3 36.2 14.7


35+ years of age 

Total---------------------- 337 64 36 33 100.0 100.0 Loo.c 100.0 100.0 100.0 

First child 16 1 3 4.8 3.4 5.8 9.6 

Second child--------------------- 27 ::: ::: 16.0 

Third child---------------------- 1; 1: 2::: 13.1 2;:; 1;:: 29.7 28.9 

Fourth child--------------------- :; 6 6 16.8 15.1 19.6 17.8 19.2 

Fifth child and over------------- 167 15 9 49.6 6;:; 54.8 46.9 40.5 26.2 

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Table 2. Number and percent distribution of white married women who had births in 1963, by resi­


dence, age, and live-birth order according to years of school completed: United Statea


Years of school completed by mother


Residence, age of mother, and live-birth order
 43Eaiik 

Nonmetropolitan 

Number in thousands 

All areas-------------------------------------- 3,264 375 767 1,450 414 259 

Metropolitan 2,107 207 485 951 265 198 

1,158 

Percent distribution 

All areas-------------------------------------- 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 

Metropolitan 64.5 ::.: 63.2 65.6 64.2 76.4 

Nonmetropolitan 35.5 . 36.8 34.4 35.8 23.6 

Under 20 years of age 7 

Metropolitan 57.6 45.9 60.6 58.8 52.9 

Nometropolitan 42.4 54.1 39.4 41.2 47.1 

20-24 years of age 

Metropolitan 64.0 59.8 63.5 64.5 61.6 72.6 

Nonmetropolitan 36.0 40.2 36.5 35.5 38.4 27.4 

25-29 years of age 

Metropolitan 65.3 56.4 61.8 65.9 66.0 79.8 

Nonmetropolitan 34.7 43.6 38.2 34.1 34.0 20.2 

30-34 yeara of age 

Metropolitan 66.8 54.9 73.6 67.6 63.9 70.6 

Nonmetropolitan 33.2 45.1 26.4 32.4 36.1 29.4 

35+ years of age 

Metropolitan 69.2 56.3 57.8 73.0 77.0 87.8 

Nonmetropolitan 30.8 43.7 42.2 27.0 23.0 12.2 

First ch+ld 

Metropolitan 68.2 64.5 65.5 68.1 68.2 74.7 

Nonmetropolitan 31.8 35.5 34.5 31.9 31.8 25.3 

Second child 

Metropolitan 65.5 55.1 64.7 65.5 65.1 77.9 

Nometropolitan 34.5 44.9 35.3 34.5 34.9 22.1 

Third child 

Metropolitan 63.4 55.3 63.8 64.8 59.9 75.9 

Nometropolitan 36.6 44.7 36.2 35.2 40.1 24.1 

Fourth child 

Metropolitan 

Nonmetropolitan 

61.5 

38.5 

54.6 68.7 60.0 45.0 

45.4 31.3 40.0 55.0 

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Fifth child and over 

Metropolitan 

Non=tropolitan 

60.5 

39.5 

52.7 53.3 67.0 69.7 

47.3 46.7 33.0 30.3 

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d 167 282 499 148 61 

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Table 3. Number and percent distribution of white married women who had births in 1963, by resi­


dence, live-birth order, and age according to years of school cmnpleted: United States


Years of school completed by mother


Residence, live-birth order, and age of mother 11 None lHigh school \ College


or


Total ele-


men- 1-3 4 1-3 4+


tary years years years years
 m


Number in thousands 

All areas 3,264 375 [ 7671 1,4501 414 ] 259 

I I I I 

Metropolitan 

Nonmetropolitan 

2,107 

1,158 

207 485 951 265 

167 282 499 148 1 

198 

61 

Percent distribution 

Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 I.00.O 100.0 

First child 27.4 11.4 23.0 30.5 33.0 36.9 

Second child 24.8 17.6 23.5 26.1 27.2 28.1 

Third child 19.3 23.3 21.5 17.8 19.1 16.5 

Fourth child---------------------------------------- 12.9 15.0 13.9 13.6 11.0 

Fifth child and over 15.6 32.6 18.1 12.1 1;:; 7.4 

Metropolitan


First child 28.9 13.3 23.9 31.7 35.0 36.1 

Second child---------------------------------------- 25.2 17.6 24.1 26.0 27.6 28.7 

Third child----------------------------------------- 19.0 23.3 21.7 17.6 17.8 16.4 

Fourth child 12.3 14.8 15.1 12.4 1;.; 

Fifth child and over 14.6 31.0 15.2 12.3 1::: . 

Nonmetropolitan


First child----------------------------------------- 24.6 9.0 21.6 28.2 29.3 39.6


Second child 24.1 17.7 22.5 26.2 26.6 26.3


Third child----------------------------------------- 20.0 23.3 21.2 18.2 21.3 16.9


Fourth child---------------------------------------- 14.0 15.3 11.8 15.8 11.9 10.6


Fifth child and over 17.3 34.6 22.9 11.6 11.0 6.6


All areas 

Under 20 years of age------------------------------- 12.2 14.9 24.5 

20-24 years of age---------------------------------- 36.0 23.3 34.2 3;:: 4::; 29.; 

25-29 years of age---------------------------------- 26.1 28.9 20.8 ;2.; 25.7 32.7 

30-34 years of age---------------------------------- 15.4 17.6 12.1 19.4 24.5 

35+ years of age------------------------------------ 10.3 15.2 8.3 10:1 8.7 12.9 

Metropolitan


Under 20 years of age-------------------------------- 10.9 12.4 23.5 

20-24 years of age---------------------------------- 35.7 25.2 34.4 3::: 4::; 28.4 

25-29 years of age---------------------------------- 26.5 29.5 20.4 27.3 26.5 ;:.: 

30-34 years of age---------------------------------- 15.9 17.5 14.1 14.1 19.3 

35+ years of age------------------------------------ 11.1 15.4 7.6 11.3 10.4 14:8 

Nonmetropolitan 

Under 20 years of age------------------------------- 14.6 18.1 26.2 11.5


20-24 years of age---------------------------------- 36.5 21.0 34.0 40.7 4;:: 34.i


“J-29 years of age---------------------------------- 25.6 28.2 21.6 27.0 24.4 28.0


30-34 years of age---------------------------------- 14.4 17.8 8.7 12.9 19.5 30.5


35+ years of age------------------------------------ 9.0 14.9 9.5 8.0 5.6 6.7


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Table 4. Number and percent distribution of white married women who had births in 1963, by yeara


of school completed according to residence, age, and live-birth order: United’States


Years of school completed by mother


Number


in None High school College
 Residence, age of mother, and live-birth order thou-
 or


sands Total ele-


men- 1-3 4 1-3 4+


tary years years years years


Percent distribution


All areas-------------------------------- 3,264 100.( 11.5 23.5 44.4 12.7 7.9 — 

Metropolitan 2,107 100.( 23.0 45.2 12.6 9.4 

Nonmetropolitan 1,158 100.C 12: 24.4 43.1 12.8 5.3 

Under 20 years of age-------------------- 399 100. c 14.0 47.1 34.8 4.1 

Metropolitan 230 100.C 11.2 49.5 35.5 

Nonmetropolitan 169 100.C 17.9 43.7 33.8 ::: 

20-24 years of age----------------------- 1,174 100.C 7..5 22.4 48.7 14.9 6.6


Metropolitan 751 100.C 22.2 49.0 14.3 

Nonmetropolitan 423 100.C ::: 22.7 48.0 15.9 

25-29 yeara of age----------------------- 853 100.C 12,7 18.7 46.2 12.5 

Metropolitan 557 100.0 11.0 17.7 46.6 12.6 12.1 

Nonmetropolitan 296 100.0 16.0 20.6 45.4 12.2 5.8 

30-34 years of age----------------------- 501 100.0 13.2 18.6 39.6 16.0 12.6 

Metropolitan 335 100.0 10.8 20.5 40.1 15.3 13.4 

Nonmetropolitan 166 100.0 17.9 14.8 38.7 17.4 11.2 

35+ years of age------------------------- 337 100.0 16.9 18.9 43.6 10.7 9.9 

Metropolitan 233 100.0 13.7 15.8 46.o 11.9 12.5 

Nonmetropolitan 104 100.0 24.0 25.9 38.2 8.0 3.9 

First child------------------------------ 893 100.0 4.8 19.8 49.5 15.3 10.7 

Metropolitan 609 100.0 4.5 19.0 49.4 15.3 11.7 

Nonmetropolitan 284 100.0 5.3 21.4 49.5 15.3 8.5 

Second child----------------------------- 810 100.0 8.2 22.2 46.7 13.9 9.0 

Metropolitan 531 100.0 22.0 46.7 13.8 10.7 

Nonmetropolitan 279 100.0 1::: 22.8 46.7 14.1 5.8 

Third child------------------------------ 632 100.0 13.8 26.1 40.8 12.5 6.8 

Metropolitan 400 100.0 12.1 26.3 41.7 11.8 8.1 

Nonmetropolitan 231 100.0 16.9 25.8 39.2 13.7 4.5 

Fourth child----------------------------- 421 100.0 13.4 25.3 46.9 7.6 6.8 

Metropolitan 259 100.0 11.9 28.3 45.8 5.6 8.5 

Nonmetropolitan 162 LOO.O 15.8 20.6 48.7 10.9 4.0 

Fifth child and over--------------------- 508 LOO.O 24.1 27.3 34.4 10.5 3.7


Metropolitan 308 LOO.O 20.9 24.0 38.0 12.2 4.9


Nonmetropolitan 201 LOO.O 28.9 32.3 28.8 8.1 2.0


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Table 5. Number and percent distribution of white married women who had births in 1963, by years


of school completed according to geographic region, age, and live-birth order: United States


Years of school completed by mother


Number


in
 Region, age of mother, and live-birth order thou-


sands


=


Percent distribution


All regions 3,264 100.0 11.5 23.5 44.4 12.7 7.9 — 

Northeast 794 100.0 9.5 21.2 48.9 11.8 8.6 

North Central---------------------------------- 971 100.0 7.7 23.4 48.1 12.3 8.5 

South------------------------------------------ 921 100.0 17.2 26.3 37.9 11.4 7.1 

West 578 100.0 11.3 22.3 42.5 16.5 7.5 

Under 20 years of age-------------------- 399 100.0 14.0 47.1 34.8 4.1 

Northeast 70 100.0 14.4 45.7 35.7 4.1 

North Central---------------------------------- 97 100.0 4.7 47.0 43.4 5.0 

South------------------------------------------ 156 100.0 21.9 45.8 28.0 4.3 

West 76 100.0 9.6 51.0 36.9 2.5 

20-24 years of age----------------------- 1,174 100.0 7.5 22.4 48.7 14.9 6.6


Northeast 262 100.0 6.3 21.1 51.9 13.0 7.7 

North Central---------------------------------- 355 100.0 3.7 23.1 50.8 14.4 8.0 

South------------------------------------------ 336 100.0 12.1 24.2 45.0 13.3 5.4 

West 220 100.0 7.7 20.0 47.1 20.3 4.8 

25-29 years of age----------------------- 853 100.0 12.7 18.7 46.2 12.5 9.9 

Northeast 214 100.0 11.1 16.7 49.6 11.9 10.8 

North Central---------------------------------- 251 100.0 8.0 17.0 52.1 12.6 10.2 

South------------------------------------------ 232 100.0 19.5 23.9 37.8 10.1 8.7 

West 156 100.0 12.2 16.6 44.5 16.5 10.1 

30-34 years of age----------------------- 501 100.0 13.2 18.6 39.6 16.0 12.6’ 

Northeast 150 100.0 9.1 19.4 49.1 12.9 9.6 

North Central---------------------------------- 156 100.0 12.9 18.6 42.1 13.1 13.3 

South------------------------------------------ 112 100.0 16.2 16.1 31.6 20.5 15.6 

West 83 100.0 16.8 20.4 28.8 21.0 12.9 

35+ years of age------------------------- 337 100.0 16.9 18.9 43.6 10.7 9.9 

Northeast 98 100.0 11.7 16.7 48.4 12.6 10.6 

North Central---------------------------------- 111 100.0 15.2 25.3 42.8 10.1 6.6 

South------------------------------------------ 85 100.0 24.3 19.1 37.1 8.4 11.1 

West 43 100.0 18.4 7.3 48.0 12.0 14.3 

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of school completed according to geographic region, age, and live-birth order: United


States—Con.


Years of school completed by mother


Number


Region, age of mother, and live-birth order th:-

None High school College
 or


aands Total ele-


men- 1-3 4 1-3 4+


tary years years years years


Percent distribution 

First child------------------------------ 893 100.0 4.81 19.8 49.5 15.3 10.7 

Northeast 224 100.0 4.4 19.4 51.5 12.6 12.1


North Central 241 100.0 1.5 16.6 52.6 15.1 14.2


South------------------------------------------ 248 100.0 8.1 22.9 46.3 14.1 8.6


Weat 180 100.0 5.0 20.2 47.1 20.5 7.1


Second child----------------------------- 810 100.0 8.2 22.2 46.7 13.9 9.0


Northeast 188 100.0 9.7 17.6 48.0 14.5 10.2 

North Central 237 100.0 4.6 23.3 50.8 13.3 8.0 

South------------------------------------------ 241 100.0 12.6 25.3 42.0 11.0 9.1 

West 144 100.0 4.5 21.4 46.1 19.1 8.8 

Third child------------------------------ 632 100.0 13.8 26.1 40.8 12.5 6.8


Northeast 150 100.0 14.2 24.6 44.5 11.3 5.4


North Central---------------------------------- 204 100.0 6.7 24.0 50.4 11.2 7.7


South------------------------------------------ 186 100.0 21.2 32.0 27.6 14.2 5.0


West 92 100.0 14.0 21.6 40.2 13.9 10.4


Fourth child----------------------------- 421 100.0 13.4 25.3 46.9 7.6 6.8
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Northeast 121 100.0 7.1 26.9 55.6 4.3 6.2


North Central---------------------------------- 118 100.0 10.9 25.8 43.8 10.7 8.8


South------------------------------------------ 103 100.0 20.2 23.6 43.1 5.9 7.2


West 78 100.0 18.1 24.4 42.9 10.4 4.2


Fifth child and over--------------------- 508 100.0 24.1 27.3 34.4 10.5 3.7


Northeast 110 100.0 16.0 20.1 43.7 14.7 5.4


North Central 171 100.0 19.8 30.8 38.2 9.4 1.8


South------------------------------------------ 142 100.0 33.7 28.8 26.1 7.8 3.5


West 85 100.0: 27.0 26.8 28.4 12.0 5.9


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Table 6. Ntiber and percent distribution of white married women who had births in 1963, by geo­


graphic region, age, and live-birth order according to years of school completed: United States


Years of school completed by mother


Region, age of mother, and live-birth order


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Number in thousands 

All regions 3,264 375 767 1,450 414 259 

Northeast 794 76 168 388 94 68 

North Central 971 75 227 467 119 82 

South------------------------------------------------ 921 159 243 349 105 65 

West 578 65 129 246 95 43 

Percent distribution 

All regions 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 

Northeast 24.3 20.2 21.9 26.8 22.7 26.3 

North Central 29.7 20.0 29.6 32.2 28.9 31.8 

south------------------------------------------------ 28.2 42.4 31.6 24.1 25.4 25.2 

West 17.7 17.4 16.8 16.9 23.0 16.7 

Under 20 years of age


Northeast 17.5 17.9 17.0 18.0 * 

North Central 24.4 8.1 24.3 30.4 * 

South------------------------------------------------ 39.1 61.0 38.1 31.5 * 

West 19.0 13.0 20.6 20.1 * 

20-24 years of age


Northeast 22.4 18.9 21.1 23.8 19.5 26.1


North Central 30.3 15.2 31.2 31.6 29.3 36.9


South------------------------------------------------ 28.6 46.4 31.0 26.4 25.6 23.3


West 18.8 19.5 16.8 18.1 25.6 13.7


25-29 years of age


Northeast 25.0 21.9 22.2 26.8 23.8 27.2


North Central 29.4 18.6 26.7 33.2 29.8 30.4


South ----------------------------------------------- 27.2 41.8 34.7 22.3 22.0 23.8


West 18.3 17.7 16.3 17.7 24.3 18.7


30-34 years of age


Northeast 30.0 20.8 31.3 37.1 24.1 22.7


North Central 31.1 30.6 31.0 33.0 25.5 32.6


South------------------------------------------------ 22.3 27.5 19.4 17.8 28.6 27.6


West 16.6 21.1 18.2 12.0 21..8 17.0


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Table 6. Number and percent distribution of white married women who had births in 1963, by geographic region, age, and live-birth order according to yeara of school completed: United 

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Region, age of mother, and live-birth order


35+ years of age


Northeast


North Central----------------------------------------


South------------------------------------------------


West


First child


Northesat


North Central----------------------------------------


South------------------------------------------------


West


Second child


Northeast


North Central----------------------------------------


South------------------------------------------------


West


Third child


Northeast


North Central----------------------------------------


South------------------------------------------------


West


Fourth child


Northeast


North Central


South------------------------------------------------


West


Fifth child and over


Northeast


North Central----------------------------------------


South------------------------------------------------


West


Yeara of school completed by mother


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Percent distribution


29.0 20.1 25.6 32.2 34.3 31.2


33.0 29.7 44.1 32.4 31.4 22.2


25.3 36.3 25.4 21.5 20.0 28.3


12.7 13.8 4.9 13.9 14.3 18.4


25.1 23.1 24.6 26.1 20.7 28.4


27.0 8.5 22.6 28.7 26.6 35.9


27.8 47.3 32.1 26.0 25.6 22.3


20.2 21.2 20.6 19.2 27.0 13.4


23.2 27.6 18.4 23.9 24.1 26.4


29.3 16.6 30.7 31.8 27.9 26.0


29.7 45.9 33.8 26.8 23.6 30.1


17.8 9.9 17.1 17.6 24.4 17.5


23.8 24.3 22.4 25.9 21.6 19.1


32.2 15.7 29.6 39.8 28.8 36.7


29.4 45.2 36.0 19.9 33.4 21.9


14.6 14.7 12.0 14.3 16.2 22.3


28.9 15.2 30.6 34.2 16.1 9<


28.1 22.8 28.7 26.3 39.5 *


24.6 37.1 22.9 22.6 19.2 *


18.4 24.9 17.8 16.9 25.2 *


21.7 14.4 16.0 27.6 30.3 *


33.7 27.7 38.0 37.4 30.1 *


28.0 39.2 29.6 21.3 20.7 *


16.7 L8.7 16.4 13.7 18.9 *


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Table 7. Number and percent distribution of white married women who had births in 1963, by geo­


graphic region and live-birth order according to years of school completed: United States


Years of school completed by mother


Region and live-birthorder \lNone lHigh school \ College


Number in thousands 

All regions 3,264 +1 375 j 767 11,450 I 414 \ 259 

Northeast 794 76 168 388 

North Central---------------------------------------- 971 227 467 

South------------------------------------------------ 921 1<2 243 349 

West 578 65 129 246


Percent distribution


Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 

Firat child------------------------------------------ ;;.: 11.4 23.0 30.5 33.0 36.9 

Second child----------------------------------------- 17.6 23.5 26.1 27.2 28.1 

Thikd child------------------------------------------ 19:3 23.3 21.5 17.8 19.1 16.5 

Fourth child----------------------------------------- 12.9 15.0 13.9 13.6 11.0 

Fifth child and over--------------------------------- 15.6 32.6 18.1 12.1 1;:: 7.4 

Northeast


First child------------------------------------------ 28.2 13.0 25.9 29.7 30.1 39.9


Second child----------------------------------------- 23.7 24.2 19.7 23.2 29.0 28.2


Third child------------------------------------------ 18.9 28.1 21.9 17.2 18.2 12.0


Fourth child----------------------------------------- 15.3 11.3 19.4 17.4 11.0


Fifth child and over--------------------------------- 13.9 23.3 13.2 12.4 J:; 8.8


North Central


First child------------------------------------------ 24.8 17.6 ;;.; 30,4 41.6


Second child----------------------------------------- 24.4 1::; 24.3 26.4 23.0


Third child------------------------------------------ 21.0 18.3 21.5 22:0 19.1 19.0


Fourth child------------------------------------------ 12.2 17.1 13.4 11.1 10.6 12.7


Fifth child and over--------------------------------- 17.6 45.2 23.2 14.0 13.5 3.7


South


First child------------------------------------------ 27.0 12.7 23.4 32.9 33.2 32.8


Second child----------------------------------------- 26.2 19.1 25.1 29.0 25.3 33.7


Third child------------------------------------------ 20.2 24.8 24.5 14.7 2;.: 14.4


Fourth child----------------------------------------- 11.2 13.2 10.1 12.8 11.4


Fifth child and over 15.5 30.2 16.9 10.7 10:6 7.8


West


First child------------------------------------------ 31.1 13.8 28.3 34.6 38.7 29.6 

Second child----------------------------------------- 24.9 10.0 23.9 ;;.: 28.8 29.4 

Third child------------------------------------------ 15.9 19.7 15.4 13.4 22.0 

Fourth child----------------------------------------- 13.4 21.5 14.7 13:5 

Fifth child and over--------------------------------- 14.6 35.0 17.6 9.8 1::; 1;:2 

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 family income during 1962: United States ‘ ‘ ‘-


1962 family income 1962 family income
 Age of mother
 and II 1 I I I 1 I 1 

live-birthorder $3,000- :;,::;- $;,;:;- $10 000+ Cotal Under $3,000- $5,000- $7,000- ~lo 000+ ‘otal $:%0 $4,999 , , I $3,000 +4,999 $6,999 $.9,999 , 

All ages Number i“ thousands Percent distribution


Total------------- i,264 57C 875 876 645 294 LOO. C 100.0 100. C — 100.0 100.0 — 100.0 _ _ 

First child 893 217 252 194 148 83 27.4 38.0 28.6 22.1 23.0 28.3 

,3ee0nd.hild 810 125 222 238 161 65 24.~ 21.8 25.3 27.2 24.9 22.0 

Third child 632 88 165 181 144 54 19.3 15.4 18.7 20.6 22.3 18.5 

Fourth child 421 49 120 120 99 32 12.9 8.7 13.6 13.7 15.4 10.8 

Fifth child and over---- 508 92 121 143 93 60 15.6 16.1 13.7 16.4 14.4 20.3 

Under 20 vears of aee


TOtal------------- 399 178 141 58 <t .: .00.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ,,( * 

First child------------- 285 121 103 42 * .* 71.4 67.9 73.4 73.7 $< 

Se~Ond child 90 44 29 13 +, 22.6 24.6 20.9 23.2 $< 

Third child 21 12 7 1 ?, 5.4 7.0 5.1 1.5 $, 

Fourth child 1 1 0.2 0.5 

Fifth child and over---- 2 1 1 0.4 0.6 1.5 

20-24 years of age


TOtal------------- .,174 213 382 334 187 57 .00.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 

First child 429 83 125 110 83 28 36.5 38.7 32.8 33.0 44.1 49.0


Second child 415 57 132 140 60 26 35.4 26.9 34.6 41.9 32.3 44.9


Third child------------- 210 51 69 57 31 1 17.9 24.o 18.0 17.1 16.8 2.0


Fourth child 90 13 40 23 12 2 7.6 6.o 10.4 7.0 6.2 4.1


Fifth child and over---- 30 9 16 3 1 2.6 4.4 4.3 1.0 0.6


25-29 years of aze


Total 853 91 197 263 222 81 100.0 100.0 100. ( 100.0 100.0 100.0 

First child 117 8 13 32 13,[ 8.7 fj.1 12.0 17.4 33.2 

Second child 218 17 48 60 25.! ls.s 24.1 22.7 30.3 31.7 

Third child 213 14 63 68 24.s 15.0 32.( 25.9 24.1 18.1 

Fourth child 168 18 44 57 19.; 20.4 22.: 21.8 19.3 7.2 

Fifth child and o“er---- 137 34 30 46 16.1 37.1 15.[ 17.7 8.9 9.8 

30-34 years of age 

TOtal------------- 501 43 106 139 100.[ 100.0 100. C 100.0 100.0 100.0 

First child 46 3 9 9 lC 14 9.: 8.2 8.7 6.7 7.9 17.1 

sec~d ~hiJ.d------------ 60 1 12 15 22 10 12.1 2.7 Lo-$ 10.9 16.7 12.8 

Third child 117 8 17 35 34 23 23.4 17.6 16.2 25.6 26.0 27.7 

Fourth child 105 14 23 28 28 13 21.0 32.7 21.2 20.2 21.1 15.8 

Fifth child and over---- 172 17 46 51 37 22 34.3 38.8 42.9 36.6 28.2 26.7 

35+ years of age


Toial------------- 337 46 53 82 85 71 .Oo.c 100.0 100. c 100.0 100.0 100.0 

First child 16 2 1 2 11 4.8 4.7 2.C 2.5 15.1


Second child 27 5 1 10 7 3 7.9 11.6 2.c 11.7 8.8 4.5


Third child------------- 71 3 9 19 24 16 20.9 7.0 16.2 23.4 27.6 22.7


Fourth child------------ 57 3 14 12 17 11 16.8 7.0 26.3 14.3 20.1 15.1


Fifth child and aver---- 167 32 28 42 35 30 49.6 69.7 53.4 50.7 41.0 42.6


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Table 9. Number and percent distribution of white married women who had births in 1963,by resi­


- dence, age, and live-birth order according to family income during 1962: United States


1962 family income


Residence, age of mother, and


live-birth order


Under $3,000- $5,000- $7,000- $10 000+


‘otal $3,000 $4,999 $6,999 $9,999 ~


Number in thousands 

All areas 3,264 570 879 876 645 294 

Metropolitan areas 2,107 284 507 592 486 238 

Nonmetropolitan areas 1,158 286 373 284 159 56 

Percent distribution 

All areas 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 

Metropolitan areas 64.5 49.8 57.6 67.6 75.4 81.0 

Nonmetropolitan areas 35.5 50.2 42.4 32.4 24.6 19.0 

Under 20 years of age 

Metropolitan areas 57.6 53.2 58.4 60.9 * * 

Nonmetropolitan areas 42.4 46.8 41.6 39.1 * * 

20-24 years of age 

Metropolitan areas 64.0 52.0 59.1 64.2 82.9 78.1 

Nonmetropolitan areas 36.0 48.o 40.9 35.8 17.1 21.9 

25-29 years of age 

Metropolitan areas 65.3 45.2 53.0 70.7 72.6 80.4 

Nonmetropolitan areas 34.7 54.8 47.0 29.3 27.4 19.6 

30-34 years of age 

Metropolitan areas 66.8 45.2 60.7 68.5 69.5 79.0 

Nonmetropolitan areas 33.2 54.8 39.3 31.5 30.5 21.0 

35+ years of age 

Metropolitan areas :;.; 39.5 56.0 74.4 73.8 86.8 

Nohmetropolitan areas . 60.5 44.0 25.6 26.2 13.2 

First child 

Metropolitan areas 68.2 56.7 61.8 70.6 81.4 88.2 

Nonmetropolitan areas 31.8 43.3 38.2 29.4 18.6 11.8 

Second child 

Metropolitan areas 65.5 49.2 59.7 69.3 76.6 75.4 

Nonmetropolitan areas 34.5 50.8 40.3 30.7 23.4 24.6 

Third child 

Metropolitan areas 63.4 49.2 56.1 65.9 71.4 78.6 

Nonmetropolitan areas 36.6 50.8 43.9 34.1 28.6 21.4 

Fourth child 

Metropolitan areas 61.5 33.9 51.4 65.9 77.1 77.3 

Nonmetropolitan areas 38.5 66.1 48.6 34.1 22.9 22.7 

Fifth child and over 

Metropolitan areas------------------------- 60.5 43.1 53.3 64.2 67.9 81.4 

Nonmetropolitan areas 39.5 56.9 46.7 35.8 32.1 18.6 

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Table 10. Number and percent distribution of white married women who had births in 1963, by resi­


dence and live-birth order according to family income during 1962: United States


1962 family income


Residence and live-birth order


Under
 Total $3’000- $5’000- $7’000- $10,OOW-
 $3,000 $4,999 $6,999 $9,999


Number in thousands


All areas---------------------------- 3,264 570 / 879 I 876 I 645 I 294
 +1


Metropolitan 2,107 284 507 592 486 238


Nonmetropolitan 1,158 286 373 284 159 56


All areas Percent distribution


Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 

First child-------------------------------- 27.4 38.0 28.6 22.1 23.0 28.3


Second child------------------------------- 24.8 21.8 25.3 27,2 24.9 22.0


Third child-------------------------------- 19.3 15.4 18.7 20.6 22.3 18.5


Fourth child------------------------------- 12.9 8.7 13.6 13.7 15.4 10.8


Fifth child and over----------------------- 15.6 16.1 13.7 16.4 14.4 20.3


Metropolitan


Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0


First child-------------------------------- 28.9 43.3 30,7 23.1 24.8 30.8


Second child------------------------------- 25.2 21.6 26.2 27.8 25.3 20.5


Third child-------------------------------- 19.0 15.3 18.3 20.1 21.1 18.0


Fourth child------------------------------- 12.3 5.9 12.1 13.4 15.8 10.3


Fifth child and over----------------------- 14.6 13.9 12.7 15.6 13.0 20.4


Nonmetropolitan


Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0


First child-------------------------------- 24.6 32.7 25.8 20.1 17.4 17.7


Second child------------------------------- 24.1 22.1 24.0 25.7 23.6 28.7


Third child-------------------------------- 20.0 15.6 19.4 21.7 25.9 20.8


Fourth child------------------------------- 14.0 11.4 15.6 14.5 14.3 12.9


Fifth child and over----------------------- 17.3 18.2 15.1 18.1 18.8 19.9


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Table 11. Number and percent distribution of white married women who had births in 1963, by geo­


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1962 family income


Region, age of motherland 

live-birth order $3’000-::;;::- $;’::;- $10,000+ ‘Otal %$%0 $4,999 > 

Number in thousands


All regions 3,264 570 879 876 645 294


Northeast 794 104 189 225 195 80


North Central 971 153 233 298 201 85


South-------------------------------------- 921 201 332 194 126 67


West 1578 

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111 

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125 

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158 

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Percent distribution 

All regions -------.- 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 

Northeast ........--------.- 24.3 18.3 21.5 25.7 30.2 27.4 

North Central -.------ -.--.- 29.7 26.9 26.5 34.1 31.2 28.9 

South-------------------------------------- 28.2 35.3 37.8 22.2 19.5 23.0 

West 17.7 19.5 14.2 18.1 19.1 20.8 

Under 20 years of age


Northeast 17.5 18.0 15.5 21.3 *


North Central 24.4 24.9 21.6 27.7 * *


South 39.1 38.0 46.8 27.8 * *


West 19.0 19.1 16.1 23.2 * *


20-24 years of age


Northeast 22.4 17.8 2L.6 25.8 24.2 18.3


North Central 30.3 28.8 30.9 31.5 31.5 20.4


South-------------------------------------- 28.6 33.5 32.5 23.7 23.0 31.2


West 18.8 19.9 15.0 19.0 21.3 30.1


25-29 years of age


Northeast -----.--- 25.0 21.8 21.8 22.8 30.7 28.2 

North Central 29.4 22.2 22.6 38.3 29.4 25.6 

South-------------------------------------- 27.2 36.2 40.2 20.8 18.9 28.7 

West 18.3 19.8 15.4 18.0 21.0 17.5 

30-34 years of age


Northeast 30.0 19.9 24.3 33.8 36.9 25.1 

North Central 31.1 27.4 27.1 31.6 30.3 38.7 

South-------------------------------------- 22.3 25.3 38.5 19.2 17.3 13.4 

West 16.6 27.4 10.1 15.5 15.6 22.8 

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Table 11. Number and percent distribution of white married women who had births in 1963, by geo­


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States-Con.


1962 family income


Region, age of mother,and 

live-birth order Under rotal $3’000- $5’000- $7’000- $10,000+ $3,000 $4,999 $6,999 $9,999 

35+ years of age ‘ercentdistribut m 

Northeast 29.0 13.5 29.8 24.5 34.0 37.8 

North Central 33.0 34.7 21.2 39.5 38.2 27.1 

South 25.3 40.8 41.6 21.0 14.6 20.7 

West---------------------------------------12.7 11.0 7.4 15.0 13.2 14.4 

First child


Northeast 25.1 18.3 23.0 31.3 29.6 26.7


North Central 27.0 28.4 26.4 24.9 30.7 22.8


South 27.8 33.6 34.1 21.6 19.3 23.0


West---------------------------------------20.2 19.7 16.4 22.2 20.5 27.6


Second child


Northeast 23.2 22.8 17.7 26.0 26.4 24.6


North Central 29.3 26.3 28.4 32.9 30.0 22.8


South 29.7 32.3 38.4 24.2 23.1 32.3


West---------------------------------------17.8 18.6 15.5 1.6.9 20.5 20.3


Third child


Northeast 23.8 18.9 22.5 25.5 24.o 29.2


North Central 32.2 25.5 23.2 39.8 34,9 38.4


South-------------------------------------- 29.4 40.7 44.6 20.3 21.5 16.8


West 14.6 14.8 9.7 14.4 19.7 15.6


Fourth child


Northeast 28.9 19.0 26.3 19.9 47.3 30.1


North Central 28.1 25.4 25.8 36.4 23.8 23.3


South-------------------------------------- 24.6 32.0 34.6 21.4 12.3 26.0


West 18.4 23.7 13.3 22.3 16.6 20.5


Fifth child and over


Northeast 21.7 11.3 19.1 22.9 29.1 28.1


North Central 33.7 26.1 28.4 39.1 36.5 38.3


South-------- 28.0 40.2 38.2 22.5 18.4 16.8


West 16.7 22.4 14.3 15.4 16.1 16.7


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Table 12. Number and percent distribution of white married women who had births in 1963, by geo­


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1962 family income


Region, live-birth order,


and age of mother 

Total	 Under $3,000- $5,000- $7,000- $.O 000+


$3,000 .$4,999 $6,999 $9,999 ‘


Number in thousands


All regions .---.--- 3,264 570 879 [ 876 I 645 I 294


Northeast 794 104 189 225 195 80


North Central 971 153 233 298 201 85


South-------------------------------------- 921 201 332 194 126 67


West Ir578
 111 125 158 123 61 

Percent distribution


Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 

First child


Second child


Third child


Fourth child


Fifth child and over


Northeast


First child


Second child ---..”


Third child


Fourth child --.,


Fifth child and over


North Central


First child-------- --.-----


Second child


Third child


Fourth child


Fifth child and over


South


First child


Second child


Third child


Fourth child-------------------------,-”-----


Fifth child and over


27.4 38.0 28.6 22.1 23.0 28.3


24.8 21.8 25.3 27.2 24.9 22.0


19.3 15.4 18.7 20.6 22.3 18.5


12.9 8.7 13.6 13.7 15.4 10.8


15.6 16.1 13.7 16.4 14.4 20.3


28.2 37.9 30.7 26.9 22.5 27.6


23.7 27.2 20.8 27.5 21.8 19.8


18; 9 16.0 19.6 20.4 17.7 19.8


15.3 9.0 16.7 10.6 24.1 11.9


13.9 9.9 12.2 14.6 13.9 20.9


24.8 40.2 28.5 16.2 22.6 22.3


24.4 21.4 27.1 26.2 23.9 17:4


21.0 14.7 16.4 24.1 24.9 24.6


12.2 8.2 13.3 14.7 11.7


17.6 15.6 14.7 18.8 16.9 27.0


27.0 36.2 25.9 21.6 22.7 28.3


26.2 20.0 25.7 29.6 29.5 31.0


20.2 17.8 22.1 18.9 24.5 13.5


11.2, 7.8 12.5 13.3 9.7 12.2


15.5 18.3 13.9 16.6 13.6 14.9


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Table 12. Number and percent distribution of white married women who had births in 1963, by &eo­
 graphic region, live-birth order, and age according to family income during 1962: Un~ted


States-Con.


1962 family income


Region, live-birth order,


and age of mother 

Total	 Under $3,000- $5,000- $7,000- $10 000+


$3,000 $4,999 $6,999 $9,999 ‘


West


First child


Second child


Third child


Fourth child


Fifth child and over


All regions


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20-24 years of age-------------------------


25-29 years of age-------------------------


30-34 years of age-------------------------


35+ years of age---------------------------


Northeast


Under 20 years of age----------------------


20-24 years of age-------------------------


25-29 years of age-------------------------


30-34 years of age-------------------------


35+ years of age---------------------------


North Central


Under 20 years of age----------------------


20-24 years of age-------------------------


25-29 years of age-------------------------


30-34 years of age-------------------------


35+ years of age---------------------------


South


Under 20 years of age----------------------


20-24 years of age-------------------------


25-29 years of age-------------------------


30-34 years of age-------------------------


35+ years of age---------------------------


West


Under 20 years of age----------------------


20-24 years of age-------------------------


25-29 years of age-------------------------


30-34 years of age-------------------------


35+ years of age------------------=--------


Percent distribution


31.1 38.4 33.0 27.1 24.7 37.5


24.9 20.9 27.6 25.5 26.7 21.6


15.9 11.8 12.8 16.5 23.0 13.9


13.4 10.5 12.8 17.0 13.4 10.7


14.6 18.4 13.8 14.0 12.2 16.4


12.2 31.2 16.0 6.6 2.9 1.3


36.0 37.4 43.4 38.2 29.0 19.4


26.1 15.9 22.5 30.0 34.4 27.5


15.4 7.5 12.1 15.8 20.5 27.8


10.3 8.1 6.0 9.4 13.2 24.1


8.8 30.7 11.5 5.4 1.9


33.0 36.3 43.7 38.2 23.3 13.0


26.9 18.9 22,8 26.6 34.9 28.2


18.9 8.1 13.7 20.8 25.0 25.5


12.3 6.0 8.3 9.0 14.9 33.2


10.0 28.8 13.1 5.4 2.4 2.3


36.6 40.1 50.6 35.3 29.3 13.7


25.9 13.1 19.2 33.8 32.3 24.4


16.0 7.6 12.3 14.7 19.9 37.2


11.5 10.4 4.8 10.9 16.2 22.5


16.9 33.6 19.8 8.3 4.5 1.4 

36.5 35.5 37.4 40.9 34.2 26.4 

25.2 16.3 23.9 28.3 33.3 34.3 

12.2 5.4 12.3 13.7 18.1 16.2 

9.2 9.3 6.6 8.9 9.9 21.7 

13.1 30.6 18.2 8.4 3.9 1.6


38.1 38.2 45.8 40.2 32.4 28.1


27.1 16.2 24.3 30.0 37.9 23.1


14.4 10.5 8.6 13.6 16.7 30.5


7.4 4.5 3.1 7.8 9.2 16.7


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Table 13. Number and percent distribution of white married women who had births in 1963, by


years of school completed, age, and live-birth order according to family income during 1962:


United States


1962 family income


Years of school completed, age of mother,


and live-birth order
 Under $3,000- $5,000- $7,000- $10 ~o~
 ‘otal- $3,000 $4,999 $6,999 $9,999 ‘


Number in thousands 

All educational groups 3,264 879 876 645 F 294 

None or elementary 375 147 114 72 * 

High school, 1-3 years 767 193 255 192 10: 

High school, & years 1,450 176 391 452 307 12; 

College, 1-3 years 

College, 4+ years 

414 39 88 105 122 

259 -2 30 55 83 

60 

75 

Percent distribution 

All educational groups 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 

None or elementary 

High school, 1-3 years 

11.5 25.8 13.0 

23.5 33.8 29.0 2;:; 1;:; 5.9 

High school, 4 years 44.4 30.8 44.5 51.7 47.6 4::8


College, 1-3 years 12.7 6.8 10.0 12.0 19.0 20.3


College, 4+ years-------------------------- 7.9 2.7 3.5 6.3 12.9 25.4


Under 20 years of age


None or elementary 14.0 22.2


High school, 1-3 years 47.1 49.8 4;:: & * *


High school, 4 years 34.8 25.3 42.8 * *


College, 1-3 years 4.1 2.7 4.8 5:0 *


College, 4-I-
years--------------------------


20-24 years of age


None or elementary 13.0 6.2 5.8 4.0 16.5


High school, 1-3 years 2;:: 27.8 27.0 19.1 18.0


High school, 4 years 48.7 40.8 50.8 51.1 50.1 4:::


College, 1-3 years 14.9 11.9 12.4 17.5 17.6 18.6


College, 4-i-
years-------------------------- 6.6 6.5 3.6 6.6 10.3 14.7


25-29 years of age


None or elementary 12.7 37.2 20.0 8.8 3.3 6.0


High school, 1-3 years 18.7 31.8 27.5 15.9 14.4


High school, 4 years 46.2 21.6 42.8 58.1 45.6 42::


College, 1-3 years 12.5 9.7 21.4 19.2


Collegej 4+ years-------------------------- 9.9 ;:; ::: 7.5 15.3 26.5


30-34 years of age


None or elementary 13.2 :;.: 22.1 10.0 5.5 1.3


High school, 1-3 years 18.6 20.2 31.7 11.3


High school, 4 years 39.6 34:9 33.0 41.3 44.4 4::2


College, 1-3 years 16.0 18.6 9.9 24.6 17.2


College, 4+ years 12.6 6.2 7.1 14.2 34.6


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Table 13. Number and percent distribution of white married women who had births in 1963, by


years of school completed, age, and live-birth order according to family income during 1962:


United States—Con.


1962 family income


Years of school completed, age of mother, II I I I I
 and live-birth order Under
 Tota 1 $3’000- $5’000- $7’000- $10,OOCW
 $3,000 $4,999 $6,999 $9,999


35t years of age


None or elementary


High school, 1-3 years---------------------


High school, 4 years-----------------------


College, 1-3 years


College, 4+ years


First child


None or elementary-------------------------


High school, 1-3 years---------------------


High school, 4 years


College, 1-3 years


College, 4+ years--------------------------


Second child


None or elementary


High school, 1-3 years---------------------


High school, 4 years


College, 1-3 years-------------------------


College, 4+ years--------------------------


Third child


None or elementary


High school, 1-3 years---------------------


High school, 4 yeara


College, 1-3 years-------------------------


College, 4+ years--------------------------


Fourth child


None or elementary


High school, 1-3 years---------------------


High school, 4 yeara-----------------------


College, 1-3 years


College, 4+ years--------------------------


Fifth child and over


None or elementary


High school, 1-3 ~ears---------------------


High school, 4 years-----------------------


College, 1-3 years-------------------------


College, 4+ yeara--------------------------


Percent distribution


16.9 

18.9 

56.7 

19.2 

28.2 

29.5 

14.5 

19.8 1;:2 $; 

43.6 19.9 33.0 56.8 54.2 38.9 

10.7 4.2 5.7 5.0 10.9 24.9 

9.9 3.7 3.9 13.5 23.6 

9.8 2.5 1.3


1::: 35.2 2?:; 1::;


49.5 38.5 56.4 54.5 4;:;


15.3 13.7 16.6 23.3


10.7 2:: 4.8 10.5 17.2 27.5


8.2 20.0 3.1 14.0 

22.2 38.1 3::: 2;:; 

46.7 32.2 45.4 54.6 5?:: 3$:< 

13.9 8.9 11.1 13.2 20.1 20.5 

9.0 0.8 4.4 8.9 16.1 23.2 

13.8 39.8 15.4 11.9 2,.3 3.8 

26.1 31.5 36.8 22.7 23.4 

40.8 27.6 3;.; 48.1 43.3 4::: 

12.5 1.1 13.4 19.5 21.1 

6.8 2:0 3.9 11.5 29.2 

13.4 38.9 17.7 

25.3 30.4 31.3 2;:; J:; ::; 

46.9 22.9 44.5 56.7 56.3 26.7 

7.9 3.7 5.0 32.8 

M 2.8 2.6 J:; 33.8 

24.1 

27.3 

51.0 

28.8 

31.1 

30.7 

18.9 

28.1 2;:; 1!:? 

34..4 18.1 28.0 43.1 38.5 44.8 

10.5 2.1 8.6 21.7 16.7 

3.7 1.6 R 4.2 16.9 

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Table 14. Number and percent distribution of white married women who had births in 1963, by years


of school completed and live-birth order according to family income during 1962: United States


1962 family income


Years of school completed by mother II 1 1 I 

and live-birth order


$10,000+ 

II I I I 

Number in thousands


All educational groups	 3,264 570 879 876 645 294
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None or elementary 

High school, 1-3 bears 

375 

767 

147 

193 

114 72 .:. 

255 192 108 

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High school, 4 years L,450 176 391 452 307 123 

College, 1-3 years 

College, 4+ years 

414 

259 

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105 122 

% 55 83 

60 

75 

Percent distribution 

Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 

First child-------------------------------- 27.4 38.0 28.6 22.1 23.0 28.3


Second child 24.8 21.8 25.3 27.2 24.9 22.0


Third child 19.3 15.4 18.7 20.6 22.3 18.5


Fourth child 12.9 13.6 13.7 15.4 10.8


Fifth child and over 15.6 1::: 13.7 16.4 14.4 20.3


None or elementary


First child ----.---- 11.4 14.5 9.5 -2 -$4 

.:- .> Second child 17.6 17.0 1;:; 

Third child 23.3 23.8 22.3 2%; .L. ;’: 

Fourth child .-------- 15.0 13.0 18.6 13.3 -k % 

Fifth child and over 32.6 31.7 32.9 37.7 ., -k 

High school, 1-3 Years


First child 23.0 39.6 20.9 15.0 13.1


Second child 23.5 24.6 26.1 25.3 13.4


Third child 21.5 14.4 23.8 21.3 31.2


Fourth child .=------- 13.9 7.8 14.7 17.4 18.2


Fifth child and over 18.1 13.7 14.5 21.0 24.1


Hizh school. 4 Years


First child 30.5 47.5 36.3 23.3 22.9 32.9 

Second child 26.1 22.8 25.8 28.7 27.0 :;.; 

Third child 17.8 13.8 15.6 19.2 20.2 

Fourth child 13.6 6.4 13.6 15.1 18.2 6:9 

Fifth child and over 12.1 9.4 8.6 13.6 11.7 21.8 

College, 1-3 years


First child 33.0 53.9 39.1 30.6 28.3 24.2


Second child .-------- 27.2 28.6 28.0 29.9 26.4 22.3


Third child 19.1 16.1 23.1 22.9 19.3


Fourth child 1;:: 17.5


Fifth child and over 1::: 5.0 1?:: 12:? R 16.7


College. 4+ vears


Firat child 36.9 -2 39.9 37.3 30.6 30.7


Second child 28.1 -k 32.2 38.5 31.1 20.2


Third child 16.5 10.6 13.0 19.9 21.3


Fourth child 11.0 10.9 5.7 13.7 14.4


Fifth child and over 7.4 6.4 5.6 4.7 13.5


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Table 15. Years of school completed by white femalesl 14-44 years of age, by age: United States,


March 1962


Years of school completed


Age Total


m
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Number in thousands


All ages, 14-44 years 34,006 6,101 8,807 13,433 3,583 2,082


14-19 years 7,824 2,367 3,788 1,385 282 . . . + 

20-24 years 5,125 464 997 23463 902 299 

25-29 years 4,788 547 922 2,283 555 481 

30-34 years 5,161 706 ] 9771 2,4091 601 468 

35-44 years 11,108 2,017 2,1.23 4,893 1,243 832 

Iu.s. B~rea~ of the Census: Educational Attainment, March 1962. Current Population Reports. 

Series P-20, No. 121. Washington, D.C., Feb. 1963. 

Table 16. Years of school completed by white females 14-44 years of age, by age: United States,


March 19641


II Years of school completed


Age To ta1 

m
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I Number in thousands


All ages, 14-44 years 35,027 5,822 9,401 14,060 3,566 2.178


14-19 years 1-8,376 2,402 4,347 1,328 299 . . .

20-24 years 5,659 414 1,023 2,846 987 389 

25-29 years 4,880 

T

485
 860 2,489 560 485

30-34 years I 4,970 628 940 2,386 546 469


35-44 years ------.-------------------l- I .-------- 11,142 1,8931 2,231 T 5,011 1,174
 833 

lThe March 1964 surveY includes 1,037,000 members of the Armed Forces in the United States


living off post or with their familieson post,but excludes all other membersof the Armed Forces.


SOURCE : U.S. Bureau of the Census: Educational Attainment, March 1964. Current Population


Reports. Series P-20, No. 138. Washington, D.C., May 1965.


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APPENDIX I 

TECHNICAL NOTES ON METHODS 

This report presents estimates of white legitimate 

births for 1963 in relation to socioeconomic characteristics of the infants’ families. It is based on data collected in the 1963 National Natality Survey. The survey, 

which was conducted by the Division of Health Records 

Statistics of the National Center for Health Statistics 

(in part under contract with the Division of Radiological 

Health, Public Health Service), was designed primarily 

to provide national estimates of the amount and type of 

exposure to ionizing radiation experienced by women 

during pregnancy. In addition to obtaining radiation data 

from physicians and medical facilities, certain socioeconomic and demographic data which were thought to 

be relevant to the study were obtained from the mothers. 

All of the information contained in this report was obtained from the certificates of live birth and from the 

mothers’ responses. Various kinds of information,from 

physicians and medical facilities are being published in 

separate reports in this series. 

The basic source of information was the birth 

certificate a questionnaire asking for more information 

was mailed to each mother. Additional mailings were 

made when the original was not returned or was returned incomplete. Finally, when there was no response 

after three mailings, a personal interview was attempted 

by Bureau of the Census interviewers if the mother was 

a resident of a primary sampling unit of the Bureau of 

the Census. 

Sample Design 

The sampling frame for the 1963 National Natality 

Survey was the file of microfilms of birth records 

received each month by the National Center for Health 

Statistics from the 54 birth registration areas of the 

United States. As a general rule,, for each registration 

area these microfilm images are assigned a number 

prior to or during filming of the birth record. Each 

thousand consecutive images are defined as a “reel” 

and assigned a reel number starting from zero. Within 

each reel, the images are numbered from 1 to 1,000. 

The sampling for the survey was based on a 

probability design which made use of these preassigned 

reel and image numbers on the birth records. Each 

reel of the microfilm copies of the birth certificates 

constituted a primary sampling unit. Within each reel 

one record was chosen at random. Thus, a sample of 

one out of 1,000 births was selected from the monthly 

shipment of records from the registration areas. 

The national sample included a total of 4,096 births 

for the year 1963. Of these 4,096 births, 214 were reported as illegitimate on the birth record. However, 

legitimacy is reported on only 35 of the 54 registration 

areas in the United States. Hence, a procedure was 

developed to infer legitimacy on tt+e basis of indirect 

evidence on the birth certificate for the 19 registration 

areas not reporting this item. If the surname of the 

father on the birth record was different from the surname of the child or if the surname of the father was 

not reported, the birth was imputed to be illegitimate. 

On the basis of this procedure, 102 births in the sample 

were inferred to be illegitimate in addition to those 

mentioned above. 

The mothers of these 316 illegitimate births plus 

the mothers of an additional 54 births were not queried. 

The State of Missouri withdrew from the survey after 

June 1963, so that the 45 births selected in the sample 

Table I. Total number of births in the United 

States and the, number in the survey of mothers: 

1963 National Natality Survey 

Item Size 

Total count of births in the 

United States 4,098,000 

Number of births selected in 

the sample 4,096 

Number of births excluded from 

survey: 

Number of illegitimate births 316 

Number of births from Missouri: 

July-December 1963 --------------- 4; 

Other 

Number of births included for the 

survey of mothers 3,726 

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Table II. Response received from mothers by 

mailing waves: 1963 National Natality Survey 

Response status I Mothers 

Total included in survey--- 3,726 

Percent 

Total response 86.4 

Response to original mail 45.3 

Response to second mail 

(certified)------------------- 29.0 

Response to third mail 6.8 

Response to interview 5.1 

Total nonresponse F 13.6 

from Missouri for the period July through December 

1963 were excluded from the survey. Nine additional 

births were excluded from the survey either because 

residence was outside the United States or becauseno 

usable mailing address was available. Thus, the final 

sample of mothers to whom questionnaires were 

mailed was 3,726. Table I shows thesizeof the original 

sample drawn from the birth records and the final 

sample of mothers towhomquestionnaires weremailed. 

The Birth Certificate and Questionnaire 

Facsimiles of the Standard Certificate of Live Birth 

and of the questionnaire used inthe survey are shown 

in Appendix III. 

Although not all States usethestandardcertificate, 

most do include the basic information used in this 

report. The major exception is legitimacy (item 23) 

which is not reported in 19 States. The procedure 

which was developed to overcome this .omissionis discussed under sample design. 

The questionnaire sent to the mother was designed 

primarily to obtain names and addresses ofanyphysicians and medical facilities which shevisitedduringthe 

year in addition to those named on thebirth certificate. 

In addition, there were six questions concerning the 

family income during 1962 (thelastcalendar yearbefore 

the birth), the educational attainment of theparents, the 

father’s employment status atthetime of the birth, and 

the mother’s employment at anytime during herpregnancy. 

Collection of Data 

Data for the 1963 National Natality Survey were 

collected primarily by mail. Using the addresses given 

on the birth certificate, questionnaires were sent tothe 

mother, the physician who delivered the baby, and the 

medical facility where the baby was born. 

For these mothers, followup procedures consisted 

of a certified mailing2 weeks after the initial mailing 

and a regular first-class mailing 3 weeks after the 

certified mail. Telephone or personal interviews were 

conducted by Bureau of the Census interviewers with 

mothers who did notrespond after allthreemailings and 

who lived in one of the field survey areas of the Current 

Population Survey program of the Bureauofthe Census. 

These procedures resulted in a response rate of 86.4 

percent from mothers included inthesurvey (table II). 

Processing of Data 

The completed questionnaires were edited and 

coded in accordance with predetermined specifications. 

The questionnaires were checked both forcompleteness 

and for consistency of response. If the reported data 

were inadequate for certain essential items, further 

mail inquiries were made to obtain them. 

After the edited and coded data had been transcribed 

onto punchcards the data were processed on electronic 

computers. The computer processing included conTable III. Number and percent distribution of survey mothers, by age for respondents and nonrespondents to the survey: 1963 National Natality Survey 

Total Respondents Nonrespondents 

Age of mother 

Number Percent Number Percent I Number 

All ages 3,726 100.0 

I 

Under 20 years 488 13.1 

20-24 years 1,252 33.6 

25-29 years 1,056 28.3 

30-34 years 549 14.7 

35 years and over 381 10.2 

3,218 100.0 [ 508 

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373 11.6 115 

l,oi’~ 33.4 178 

29.5 108 

486 15.1 

337 10.4 2: 

Percent


100.0


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sistency checks, interval edits, assignment of weight$, 

and imputation for missing data. g 

Nonresponse and Imputation 

of Missing Data 

Failure to obtain response represents one of the 

main sources of error in a survey. The extent of nonresponse and imputation of missing data in the 1963 

natality survey are discussed below. 

A total of 508 mothers, or 13.6 percent, had not 

responded after all followup procedures were completed. Included among the 508 are 28 respondents who 

returned the questionnaires substantially incomplete; 

for the purposes of processing the data, these respondents were treated in the same manner as the women who 

did not respond at all. A large proportion of this nonresponse was accounted for by mothers in the younger 

ages. Almost 57.6 percent of the 508 mothers not responding, compared with 45.0 percent of the respondents, were less than 25 years of age (table III). 

Besides these mothers who did not respond at all 

by mail or interview (“unit nonresponse”), those who 

returned questionnaires but omitted part of the information also affect the quality of data derived from the 

survey, Nonresponse to items on questionnaires returned by mothers was minimal in most instances and 

accounted for no more than 3.1 percent of the respondents for any single item. Table IV shows the percent 

not ascertained for specified items by age of mother 

and live-birth order. The principal problem of incompleteness in the returned questionnaires arose from 

failure to obtain information about the total income of 

the family, a problem which was found disproportionately among mothers under 25 years of age and 

among mothers who were having their first birth or 

fifth or later birth. 

Statistics derived from the survey of mothers were 

adjusted for unit nonresponse by imputing to nonrespondents the characteristics of similar respondents. 

Similar respondents were mothers who responded to 

later mailings within each of the 24 age-of-mother, 

color, and live-birth-order groups. Two assumptions 

are inherent in this imputation procedure. First the 

three birth record characteristics-age of mother, 

color, and live-birth order—which are available for 

responding as well as nonresponding mothers are related to the socioeconomic characteristics. Second the 

nonrespondents are more like those who responded to 

the later mailings than those who responded to the first 

mail. The latter assumption is based on the pattern of 

response by mailing waves observed in relation to the 

educational and income level of the respondents. 

Thus, an array of known values was established in 

the computer using the respondents to later mailings 

within the 24 age, color, and birth-order groups as the 

population from which values were imputed to the nonrespondents. Values in the cells of the array were 

continually replaced by successive known values as the 

file of records was processec$ as a nonresponse record 

Table IV. Number	 and percent of respondents for whom specified item were not ascertained, by age 

of mother and live-birth order: 1963 National Natality Survey 

Total 

Age of mother and live-birth order number of 

respondents 5EPEYEE 

Percent not ascertained 

Total 3,218 3.1 0.2 0.8 

Age of mother 

Under 20 years 373 6.2 0.3 

20-24 vears - 1>;;; 3.0 0.6 

25-29 $ears - 1.8 0.8 

30-34 years 486 3.3 1.0 

35 years and over 337 3.9 1.2 

Live-birth order 

First child 864 4.2 0.2 

Second child 777 2.1 0.4 

Third child 595 2.4 0.2 1.3 

Fourth child 409 0.5 1.0 

Fifth child and over 573 ::: 0.9 1.4 

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was read, values from the last known record in the appropriate cell of the array were imputed to the nonresponse record. 

Data are also adjusted for item nonresponse. Imputation procedures for missing data on questionnaires 

returned by mothers were based on the premise that the 

presence of several correlated variables permits a 

reasonably good prediction of the missing variable. 9 

Thus, missing data for items on employment of 

father, education of father, and family income were imputed on the computer on the same principle as for unit 

nonresponse, that is, imputation was made by assigning 

within homogeneous groups the characteristics of 

respondents to later mailings with known data to those 

respondents with missing data. Age, color, and birth 

order used for imputation of unit nonresponse was also 

used for imputation of missing data on employment of 

father. Missing information on education of father was 

imputed using age of father and education of mother. 

Missing information on family income was imputed using 

age and education of father. 

Missing data on the employment status of mother 

during pregnancy for three cases and on the education 

of mother for eight cases were imputed arbitrarily. 

Birth Records 

With the exception of color of child for births selected from New Jersey, age of father, and completed 

weeks of pregnancy, the information on the birth record 

was in most cases complete. During 1962 the item on 

color of child was removed from the New Jersey birth 

record. Although this item was replaced in late 1962, 

almost all births occurring during 1963wereregistered 

on birth records not containing the question on color. 

Thus, information on color of child was missing on 

approximately 100 records from New Jersey selected 

in the sample. Imputation for color ofchildwas carried 

out by means of a procedure using detailed geographic 

information on place of residence ofmotherand proportion of nonwhite population in that Iocation according to 

the 1960 census. 

In addition, information on completed weeks of pregnancy was unknown on 214 birth records; number of 

previous fetal deaths wasunknown for92 records; and 

age of father was missing on 255 records. Imputation 

for these items was also carried outon the computer 

by substituting known values from the age, color, and 

birth-order array described earlier. For items such 

as birth weight, sex of child, and birthplace of mother, 

where the number of unknown cases was small, imputation was made arbitrarily. 

Estimation 

Statistics based on the survey preestimates prepared by the use of a post-stratified ratio estimation 

procedure. The purpose of ratio estimation is to take into 

account available relevant information intheestimation 

process, thereby reducing the variability of the estimate. This procedure was carried out for each of the 

following 24 groups: 

Group Age 

White 

Under 20 years 

Under 20 years 

20-24 years 

20-24 years 

20-24 years 

25-29 years 

25-29 years 

25-29 years 

25-29 years 

30-34 years 

30-34 years 

30-34 years 

35 years or more 

35 years or more 

Nonwhite 

Under 20 years 

Under 20 years 

20-24 years 

20-24 years 

25-29 years 

25-29 years 

25-29 years 

30-34 years 

30-34 years 

35 years or more 

Li_vebirth 

order 

;+ 

1


:+


1 

2 

3-4 

5+ 

H 

5+ 

1-4 

5+ 

1 

2+ 

1-2 

3+ 

::: 

5+ 

1-4 

5+ 

ALL 

For each group, the ratio of the number of births 

in the United States in 1963 (based on a 50-percent 

sample) to the number of births in the sample was determined.10 These 24 ratios comprised the sample 

weights used in estimating national totals for each of 

the 24 groups. The effect of this ratio adjustment was 

to make the estimates from the sample consistent with 

the complete count of births for eachofthe groups used 

in the estimation procedure. 

Thus estimates of characteristics from thesample 

are produced using the following formula: 

where 

X’	 is the estimate of the number of births with a 

particular group i, 

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is the count of sample births with the characteristic in group i, 

is the count of all sample births in group i, and 

is the total number of births in group i, based 

on the 50-percent sample. 

Reliability of Estimates 

Since the statistics derived from this survey are 

estimates based on a sample, they may differ from the 

figures that would have been obtained had a count of all 

births in 1963 been conducted using the same questionnaires and procedures. In addition to sampling errors, 

survey results are subject to errors in conceptual formulation, ambiguities in definitions and in the questionnaire construction, coding errors, biases due to nonresponse or incomplete response, mistakes in editing, 

and tabulation errors. 

The probability design of the sample for the survey 

makes possible the calculation of sampling errors. The 

standard error is a measure of the sampling variation 

that occurs by chance because only a sample rather than 

the entire population is surveyed. The chances are about 

68 out of 100 that an estimate from the sample differs 

from the value for the entire population by less than the 

standard error. The chances are about 95 out of 100 that 

the difference is less than twice the standard error. 

The standard error of a difference between two sample 

estimates is approximately the square root of the sum 

of squares of each standard error considered separately. 

Estimates of sampling variability for the statistics 

derived from this survey were basedon 20 random halfsample replications. This technique yields overall 

variability through observation of variability among 

random subsamples of the total sample. It reflects both 

the error that arises from sampling and a part of the 

measurement error, but it does not measure any systematic biases in the data. A general discussion of the 

development and evaluation of a replication technique 

for estimating variance has been published elsewhere. 11 

. However, the procedures and computations required to 

estimate variances by this method in the 1963 natality 

survey are briefly described below. 

For this survey, each record from the entire file 

of records was assigned systematically to a random 

group between 1 and 40. Twenty pairs of random groups 

were created from these groups. A half sample was 

formed by randomly selecting one group from each of 

the 20 pairs. This process was repeated until 20 

“replicate half samples” were formed from which 

variance estimates were derived. The composition of 

the 20 half samples was determined by an orthogonal 

plan. 

Table	 V. Approximate standard errors for estimated numbers shown in this report 

Size of estimate 

25,000 

50,000


75,000


100,000


250,000


500,000


750,000


1,000,000


1,500 ,000


Relative 

standard ;tandard 

error error 

16.8 4,200 

12.0 6,000 

9.8 7,350 

8.5 8,500 

5.0 12,500 

3.3 16,500 

2.5 18,750 

2.0 20,000 

1.5 22,500 

After the composition of each of the half samples 

was determined, all the estimation procedures used to 

produce the final estimates fromtheentire samplewere 

applied separately to each of theresultinghalf samples. 

An estimated variance S:, of an estimated statistic 

x’of the parameter is obtained byapplying the following formula: 

S:t =+ .$’1(x#– x’)* 1 

,where 

x€is the estimate of Xbased on the entire sample, 

and x~is the estimate of X based on half sample i. 

Rules to determine the approximate standard errors 

for estimates presented in this report are as follows: 

1.	 Estimates of ag~egates: Approximate standard 

errors of estimates of aggregates, such as the 

number of births with a given characteristic 

are given in table V. 

2.	 Estimates of jwrcentages in a pement distm”bution: Approximatestandard errors for percentages are determined in one of the tww following 

ways, depending upon the source of the base of 

the percentages: 

a.€ Where both numerator and denominator are 

estimates from the sample data, such as the 

percentage of wives in the Northeast Region 

who had their third child in 1963, the approximate standard errors are given in table VI. 

b.€ Where the denominator is a value found in one 

of the 24 ratio estimates cells shown on page 

40 and is therefore not subject to sampling 

error, the relative standard error of the percent is equivalent to the relative standard 

error of the numerator, which can be obtained 

directly from table V. 

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Table	 VI. Approximate standard error for estLmsted percents shown in this report 

Base of percent 

30,000-------


50,000------­


loo,ooo


250,000------­


5oo,ooo


l,ooo,ooo


2,000,000-------


3,000,000-------


4,000,000-------


Estimated percent 

m 

Standard expressed in 

percentage pointa 

2.0 3.1 4.2 5.6 6.4 

1.5 2.4 3.3 4.3 5.0 

1.7 2.3 3.1 3.5 

h:; 1.5 1.9 2.2 

0.5 ::+ 1.0 1.4 1.6 

0.3 0.5 0.7 1.0 1.1 

0.2 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.8 

0.2 0.4 0.6 0.6 

0.2 M L0.4 0.5 0.5’

3. Dzjj%rence between two sample estimat~ ?s: The 

standard error of a difference isapproximately 

theaquare root ofthesumoftie squares of each 

standard error conaideredseparately. ~is formula will represent the actual standard error 

quite accurately for the difference between 

separate and uncorrelated characteristics, although itis only a rough approximation inmost 

cases. 

4.	 Estimate of a median; The mediana shown in this 

report were calculated from grouped data. Approximate confidence intervals fortheseestimated medians can be computedas follows: 

a.	 Determine the standard error ofa 50-percent characteristic whose denominator ia 

equal to the estimated number ofpersona in 

the frequency distributionon which the median is based. 

b. Apply this standard error to the cumulative 

frequency distribution to obtain the confidence interval around the median. 

It is possible to investigate whether an observed 

difference between two estimated medians can beattributed to sampling error alone by obtaining the upper 

68 Percent confidencelimit, U;, ofthesmallerobserved 

median, Mj,and the lower 68 percent confidence limit, 

L‘2, of the larger median M;. The square root of the sum 

of the squared differences between M~and U; andM~ 

and”L~ is the standard error of the difference between 

M; andM~; thatis 

s 

(M’l - M’2) = (M’l - U’l)z + (ML-.~’2)2 

Rounding of Numbers 

The original tabulations on which the data in this 

report are based show figures tothenearestwhole unit. 

In the published tables, estimates of aggregates are 

rounded to the nearest thousand although they are not 

necessarily accurate to that detail. All percentages, 

ratios, and averages were computed using unrounded 

figures. 

000 

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APPENDIX II 

DEFINITIONS OF CERTAIN TERMS USED IN THIS REPORT 

Information From the Certificate of Live Birth 

Legz”timacy status. —For States reporting legitimacy on the birth record, it is recorded from the 

entry on the birth certificate. For States not reporting 

legitimacy on the birth record, it is inferred from 

other evidence on the certificate. The following 16 States 

did not report legitimacy on the birth record in 1963: 

Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, 

Georgia, Idaho, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, 

Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, 

Oklahoma, and Vermont. 

Live- Wth order. —Live-birth order is derived 

from entries on the birth certificate and refers to the 

number of children lmrn alive to the mother, including 

the sample child. 

Colov. —Color is recorded or derived from entries 

on the birth certificate. The category “white” includes 

births to parents classified as white, Mexican, or 

Puerto Rican. Nonwhite births include births to parents 

classified as Negro, American Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Aleut, Eskimo, Hawaiian, or part-Hawaiian. 

Age of mother. — Age of mother is recorded or 

derived from entries on the birth certificate. 

Residence. —The place of residence of a member 

of the civilian, noninstitutional population is classified 

as inside a standard metropolitan statistical area 

(SMSA) or outside an SMSA according to farm or nonfarm residence. 

Educational attainment. —Educational attainment in 

this report refers to the highest grade of regular 

school completed. Regular school consists of elementary, 

high school, and college or university and does not 

include trade or business schools. Data are derived 

from the answers to questions concerning the highest 

grade of school attended by the person and whether or 

not that grade was completed. 

Family income.— Family income refers to the total 

of all income received during the preceding year by all 

persons related to each other by blood, marriage, or 

adoption and living in the household when the baby was 

born. Income from all sources is included, such as 

wages, salaries, unemployment compensation, and help 

from relatives. 

Re@”on.— For the purpose of classifying the population by geographic area, the States are grouped into 

four regions. These regions, which correspond to 

those used by the Bureau of the Census, are as follows: 

Re@”on States Included 

Northeast	 Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, 

Massachusetts, Rhode Island, 

Comecticut, New York, New 

Jersey, Pennsylvania 

North Central	 Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, 

Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, 

Missouri, North Dakota, South 

Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas 

South	 Delaware, Maryland, District of 

Colunibia, Virginia, West 

Virginia, North Carolina, SoUth 

Carolina, Georgia, Florida, 

Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, 

Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, 

Oklahoma, Texas 

West -------------- Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, 

Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, 

Utah, Nevada, Alaska, Washington, 

Oregon, California, Hawaii 

000 , 

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APPENDIX Ill 

SOURCE FORMS 

Standard Certificate of Live Birth 

Form .or,,ov.d,
 B,,d’d 8.,,,,. No. $9-R374 ,2,


CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH STATE OF BIRTH No, . . 

I :.LAWCAN: BIRTH .2, ~:T~+ERESIDEUCE OF MOTHER ( Where doa mother Iiwi) 

h. COUNTY 

I

: b, CITY. TOWN. OR LOCAT!ON C. CITY. TOWN, OR LOCATION I

; c. NAME OF (IJ ml in hdcphr, awe 81reelddrew) d. STREETADDRESS HOSPITALOR 

~ b lNS~ PJTION 

d, IS PLACEOF OIRTH INSIDE CITY LIM,TS7 <. IS RESIDENCEINSIDE CITY LIMITS1 f. Is RE5!DENc6 ON.4 fARM7 

YESO won YESO NOCI YES � NO � 3. MAwC Pl,8t Middle LM1 

0 ;~n$ or 

.

–,

8


IJ 4, SEX 60 THIS 81RTH 56 IF TWIN OR TRIPLET, WASCHILD BORN 6, DATE Monfh DCW Yar


SINGLE IJ 7-WIN � TRIPLET � 1ST � 20 � 3D � Bl%l 

g 7, NAME m,{ Mid.& L.Tal 8, COLOROR RACE 

1? > g 

a: 2 9. AGE (At time./ (h& bi,lA) 10, BIRTHPLACE (Side or {cJ,, IL?”co””t,g) ! 1.. USUALOCCUPATION ! lb, KIND OF BUSINESSOR INDUSTRY s: . 

$	

z~ YEARS 

rc= ~ ~ “ ~ 12, MAIDEN NAME Fird Mlddk LIU1 13, COLOR OR RACS 

Q .+ : 

5 j g 14, AGE (A( tim ./ thi~ birth) IS BIRTHPLACE(Sfarc or fowign mm/rv) 16, PREVIOUSDELIVERIESTO MOTHER (Do NOT lndtie fh(a birth) 

2. YEARS a. M.L9 ma.. b, Hcw ~“. OTHER cM/. ,, “.. mm.” ,,!., d,n,h, s 0 THER CM,+,,. ::: ~a%, b.”, di., b., a“ (,.,u,., b.,” d,.d ., A ,VY 

i 17. Irwommam . .. “m 1{,{”., Ii* .1,!? C“”.,*<.”, , 

53 

I ~~ <

=. ~ 18. MOTHER’S MAILING ADDRESS

:G 

2$ Ih&%w$tj ‘&”““”AT”- 18b, ATTENDANT AT BIRTH 

8 R wM ~ ;lo~ M, D, � 0.0, � MIDWIFE � OTHER (SD<CIIV) 

s.	 WC, ADORESS I&i, DATE SIGNED 

E ‘&d ahwe. 

2 

!+! 19. DATE RECD. W’ LOCAL REG. 20. REGISTRARS SIGNATURE 21, DATE ON WHICH GIVEN NAME ADDED 

& BY’ (Rtgia!ror) 

2 FOR MEDICAL AND WUI.TH USE ONLY 

!4 ( Th& mflon M2LW & filled L@ 

& 

~ 2.% LENGTH OF PREGNANCY 22b. WEIGHT A7 BIRTH 22. LEGITIMATE 

E COMPLETED 

wEEKs LB. oz. YES � NOD

d 

(SPACEFOR AOO1TIONOF MEDICALAND HEALTH ITEMS Et’ INDIVIDUAL sTATES) 

44 
P*% 

i’ ; DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE 

~ 

%+ / 

@ u.. 

PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE WASHINGTON q, D. C, 

r 

L


The U. S. BMI.ic Health Serwice is doing a national study to find out how 

much and what kinds of medical ma ilentalcare women are receiving during 

the yesx before the birth of a chila. Nothing is known about the extent 

of the care receives by expectant mothers, even though such care is of the 

greatest importance for the future health of both mother and baby. A 

lmowledge of what is actually happening throughout the Nation will go a 

long way in helping to improve the health of mothers sna babies. 

The information neeaetifor this stuay till be basea on the experience of 

themo%hers of4,000 babies out of the kmillionbornauring 1963. These 

mothers were selected as a random sample of all mothers who have a baby, 

aml you axe one of those BO selected. We are therefore asking you to answer 

the questions on the following pages of this form, and to return it to us 

in the enclosed envelope which requires no postage. 

Please notice that ?@ the first psrt of the form the questions ask about


every cloctor,dentist, hospital, or C13.ILLC
 frcm which you receivefiany care


auring the entire year before your baby was born. Your answers should not


be just for=a=onnectea with pregnancy, but for my and all medical


and.aental care or checkups during these 12 months.


All information about you Sna your baby willbe kept completely confidential.


Your answers will be Uses for health research only and for no other purpose. 

As you might expect, it is particularly importaut that we receive your 

smswers and those of all the other 4,000 mothers, since each of you really 

represents 1,000 mothers. 

Your cooperation in this study is deeply appreciateti.


Sincerely yours,


u O. K. Sagen, Ph. D., Chief 

National Vital Statistics Division


National Center for”Health Statistics


Name of Child


Date of Birth File Number


M 

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~ PART II. RELATED INFORMATION 

L. WSre you employed outside your hems at any time 4. Was your husband employed at the time of your


during your recent pregnancy? child~s birth?


~FULL-TIMEt OYES (A..wer sand � Mo (Go . . z. DYES ~ Was he working 

b below) Question 2) 

IJlio 

(check cme) 

{ � pART-TIHE7 

a.	 Did you work full-time at all during 

your rscent pregnancy? 

� YES � uo 5. What kind of work was your husband doing at the 

1 

whsn did you stop wnrking full-time? 

M.” th I Day I Year 

19 

b. Did you wdrk part-tiresat all during


your recent pregnancy?


� YES I-J o 

1 

lhsn did you stop working part-time? 

time of your child’s birth? (If he was not 

working then, please give i“formatio” for his


Iaat job)


GIVE FuLL DESCRIPTION (For example: grocery


clerk, auto mechanic, .Ieme”tary school teacher) 

6. What was the total income of your family during 

Month I Day I Year 1962? (Include all income such aa wages; salaries, 

unemployment =ompe”sati on, help from relatives, 

19	 etc. , received by all members of the family living 

with you when your baby was born) 

2.	 What was the highest grade (or year) of regular 

schc.d that you ever attended? � IIOIIE I-J8.000 -$8,999 (Circle highest grade attended) 

j_ JNDER si.000 0S5.000 -$6,999 

IIOIIE----------------- O � $1,000 - $1,999 lg$7,000 - S9,999 

EL EMEIITARY SCHOOL---- 1 2 3 8 s 6 7 ~ � $2.000 - $2.999 � s10,000-$14.999 

HIQH SCIIOOL ---------- 1 2 ~ u �$3,000 - $3.999 IJ$is, ooo OR OVER 

COLLEGE 1 2 3 . 5 ~+ 

Did you COMPLETE this grade? � YES j-JM 7, Where did you live when your baby was born? o (Please give your home address) 

1.	 what was the highest grade (or year) of regular 

schnol that your husband ever attended? 

(Circle highest grade attended) 

MOUE----------------- O 

ELEMEIITARY SCHOOL 1 2 3 & 5 6 7 8 G 

HISII SCHOOL i z 3 m 

Is this plats on a city lot (or in an COLLEGE -------------- I z y ~ 5 ~+ apartment building)? 

� YEs �N o 

Did he COMPLETE this grade? DYES � llo 

rS-4425-19 (P. #. 3) 

-63 

(Name--and address of person .ompleti”g this form) 

PIEASE uSE RACK PAGE FUR COMMENTS


* U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 196 S—342039/1 

46 
OUTLINE OF REPORT SERIES FOR VITAL AND HEALTH STATISTICS 

Public Health Service Publication No. 1000 

Series 2. 

Series 3. 

Sevies 4. 

SeTies 10. 

Seyies 11. 

Se7ies 12. 

Seyies 13. 

Series 20. 

Series 21. 

Sevies 22. 

PYograins and collection proceduves.— Reports which describe the general programs of the National 

Center for Health Statistics and its offices and divisions, data collection methods used, definitions, 

and other material necessary for understanding the data. 

Data evaluation and methods ~eseavch. —Studies of new statistical methodology including: experimental tests of new survey methods, studies of vital statistics collection methods, new analytical 

techniques, objective evaluations of reliability of collected data, contributions to statistical theory. 

Analytical studies. -Reports presenting analytical or interpretive studies based on vital and health 

statistics, carrying the analysis further than the ex~ository types of reports in the other series. 

Documents and committee reports. — Final reports of major committees concerned with vital and 

health statistics, and documents such as recommended model vital registration laws and revised birth 

and death certificates. 

Data from the Health InteYview Survey. —Statistics on illness, accidental injuries, disabili~, use of 

hospital, medical, dental, and other services, and other health-related topics, based on data collected 

in a continuing national household interview survey. 

Data from the Health Examination SuYuey. —Data from direct examination, testing, and measurement of national samples of the population provide the basis for two types of reports: (1) estimates 

of the medically defined prevalence of specific diseases in the United States and the distributions of 

the population with respect to physical, physiological, and psychological characteristics; and (2) 

analysis of relationships among the various measurements without reference to an esqiicit finite 

universe of persons. 

Data from the Institutional Population Surveys.— Statistics relating to the health characteristics of 

persons in institutions, and on medical, nursing, and personal care received, based on national 

samples of establishments providing these services and samples of the residents or patients. 

Data porn the Hospital Discharge Survey,— Statistics relatfig to discharged patients in short-stay 

hospitals, based on a sample of patient records in a national sample of hospitals. 

Data on morta.lity.— Various statistics on mortality other than as included in amual or monthly 

reports—special analyses by cause of death, age, and other demographic variables, also geographic 

and time series analyses. 

Data on natality, man-iage, and divorce. —Various statistics on natality, marriage, and divorce other 

than as included in annual or monthly reports— speciaI analyses by demographic variables, also 

geographic and time series analyses, studies of fertility. 

Data from the National Natality and MoYtality Surveys. —Statistics on characteristics of births and 

deaths not available from the vital records, based on ‘sample surveys stemming from these records, 

including such topics as mortality by socioeconomic class, medical experience in the last year of 

life, characteristics of pregnancy, etc. 

For a list of titles of reports published in these series, write tcx mice of Information 

National Center for Health Statistics 

U.S. Public Health Service 

Washington, D.C. 20201