Persons of Hispanic origin can be of any race. Birth rates are not available for a racial or ethnic group if fewer than 20 births were reported for that group or if the estimate of the number of women in that racial or ethnic group was fewer than 1,000 women. Displayed in the third column is the percent change in each birth rate between 1991 and 1996. Percent change is calculated by subtracting the 1991 birth rate from the 1996 birth rate and dividing the difference by the 1991 birth rate. The results are multiplied by 100 for readability.
Data reflect the mother s place of residence rather than the place where the birth occurred.
Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, by the STD control programs and health departments in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Because there are differences across states in case definitions as well as in the policies and systems for collecting data, comparisons of rates between areas should be interpreted with caution. Special tabulation by Division of STD Prevention, 1998. Births for 1996 are reported by the mother s place of residence rather than the place where the birth occurred. This projection of teen births is provided to illustrate the effect of changes in the population of teen females on teen births.