| (Live births per 1,000 females in specified age group) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Characteristic | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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| All races | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ages 10–14 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Ages 15–17 | 32.5 | 32.0 | 32.3 | 31.8 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 30.5 | 31.7 | 33.6 | 36.4 | 37.5 | 38.6 | 37.6 | 37.5 | 37.2 | 35.5 | 33.3 | 31.4 | 29.9 | 28.2 | 26.9 | 24.7 | 23.2 | 22.4 | 22.1 | 21.4 | 22.0 | 22.1 | 21.7 | 20.1 |
| Ages 18–19 | 82.1 | 80.0 | 79.4 | 77.4 | 77.4 | 79.6 | 79.6 | 78.5 | 79.9 | 84.2 | 88.6 | 94.0 | 93.6 | 91.1 | 90.2 | 87.7 | 84.7 | 82.1 | 80.9 | 79.1 | 78.1 | 76.1 | 72.8 | 70.7 | 70.0 | 69.9 | 73.0 | 73.9 | 70.6 | 66.2 |
| Ages 15–19 | 53.0 | 52.2 | 52.4 | 51.4 | 50.6 | 51.0 | 50.2 | 50.6 | 53.0 | 57.3 | 59.9 | 61.8 | 60.3 | 59.0 | 58.2 | 56.0 | 53.5 | 51.3 | 50.3 | 48.8 | 47.7 | 45.3 | 43.0 | 41.6 | 41.2 | 40.5 | 41.9 | 42.5 | 41.5 | 39.1 |
| White, total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ages 10–14 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | — |
| Ages 15–17 | 25.5 | 25.4 | 25.5 | 25.0 | 24.3 | 24.4 | 23.8 | 24.6 | 26.0 | 28.1 | 29.5 | 30.5 | 29.9 | 30.0 | 30.4 | 29.6 | 28.0 | 26.6 | 25.6 | 24.4 | 23.3 | 21.4 | 20.5 | 19.8 | 19.5 | 18.9 | 19.4 | 19.7 | 19.3 | — |
| Ages 18–19 | 73.2 | 71.5 | 70.8 | 68.8 | 68.4 | 70.4 | 70.1 | 68.9 | 69.6 | 72.9 | 78.0 | 83.3 | 83.2 | 81.5 | 81.2 | 80.2 | 77.6 | 75.0 | 74.1 | 73.0 | 72.3 | 70.8 | 68.0 | 66.2 | 65.0 | 64.7 | 67.5 | 68.1 | 65.0 | — |
| Ages 15–19 | 45.4 | 44.9 | 45.0 | 43.9 | 42.9 | 43.3 | 42.3 | 42.5 | 44.4 | 47.9 | 50.8 | 52.6 | 51.4 | 50.6 | 50.5 | 49.5 | 47.5 | 45.5 | 44.9 | 44.0 | 43.2 | 41.2 | 39.4 | 38.3 | 37.7 | 37.0 | 38.2 | 38.8 | 37.8 | — |
| White, non-Hispanic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ages 10–14 | 0.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Ages 15–17 | 22.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23.2 | 23.6 | 22.7 | 22.7 | 22.7 | 22.0 | 20.6 | 19.3 | 18.3 | 17.1 | 15.8 | 14.0 | 13.1 | 12.4 | 12.0 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.5 | 11.0 |
| Ages 18–19 | 67.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66.6 | 70.6 | 69.8 | 67.7 | 67.6 | 66.2 | 64.0 | 62.1 | 60.9 | 59.4 | 57.5 | 54.8 | 51.9 | 50.0 | 48.7 | 48.0 | 49.3 | 50.4 | 48.5 | 46.1 |
| Ages 15–19 | 41.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39.9 | 42.5 | 43.4 | 41.7 | 40.7 | 40.4 | 39.3 | 37.6 | 36.0 | 35.3 | 34.1 | 32.6 | 30.3 | 28.5 | 27.4 | 26.7 | 25.9 | 26.6 | 27.2 | 26.7 | 25.6 |
| Black, total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ages 10–14 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | — |
| Ages 15–17 | 72.5 | 69.3 | 69.7 | 69.6 | 69.2 | 69.3 | 69.3 | 72.1 | 75.7 | 81.9 | 82.3 | 83.5 | 80.5 | 78.9 | 75.1 | 68.5 | 63.3 | 59.3 | 55.4 | 50.5 | 49.0 | 43.9 | 40.0 | 38.2 | 37.2 | 35.5 | 36.6 | 36.1 | 35.2 | — |
| Ages 18–19 | 135.1 | 131.0 | 128.9 | 127.1 | 128.1 | 132.4 | 135.1 | 135.8 | 142.7 | 151.9 | 152.9 | 157.6 | 156.3 | 150.2 | 146.2 | 135.0 | 130.5 | 127.7 | 124.8 | 120.6 | 118.8 | 114.0 | 107.6 | 103.7 | 104.4 | 104.9 | 110.2 | 110.7 | 105.6 | — |
| Ages 15–19 | 97.8 | 94.5 | 94.3 | 93.9 | 94.1 | 95.4 | 95.8 | 97.6 | 102.7 | 111.5 | 112.8 | 114.8 | 111.3 | 107.3 | 102.9 | 94.4 | 89.6 | 86.3 | 83.5 | 79.1 | 77.4 | 71.8 | 66.6 | 63.8 | 63.3 | 62.0 | 64.6 | 64.9 | 63.4 | — |
| Black, non-Hispanic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ages 10–14 | 4.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| Ages 15–17 | 77.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84.9 | 86.1 | 82.9 | 81.1 | 77.0 | 70.4 | 64.8 | 60.7 | 56.8 | 51.7 | 50.1 | 44.9 | 41.0 | 38.7 | 37.1 | 34.9 | 36.2 | 35.8 | 34.8 | 32.1 |
| Ages 18–19 | 146.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 157.5 | 162.2 | 161.1 | 154.6 | 150.4 | 139.2 | 134.1 | 131.0 | 128.2 | 123.9 | 121.9 | 116.7 | 110.3 | 105.3 | 103.9 | 103.0 | 108.4 | 109.3 | 104.6 | 97.5 |
| Ages 15–19 | 105.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 116.2 | 118.2 | 114.7 | 110.5 | 105.7 | 97.2 | 91.9 | 88.3 | 85.7 | 81.0 | 79.2 | 73.5 | 68.3 | 64.7 | 63.1 | 60.9 | 63.7 | 64.2 | 62.8 | 59.0 |
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ages 10–14 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Ages 15–17 | 51.5 | 49.7 | 52.6 | 55.2 | 50.7 | 47.7 | 48.7 | 48.8 | 49.7 | 51.6 | 48.5 | 51.9 | 52.3 | 51.5 | 48.4 | 44.6 | 42.7 | 41.0 | 39.7 | 36.5 | 34.1 | 31.4 | 30.7 | 30.6 | 30.0 | 30.5 | 30.7 | 31.8 | 32.5 | 30.6 |
| Ages 18–19 | 129.5 | 121.5 | 127.6 | 121.4 | 124.7 | 124.1 | 125.3 | 122.2 | 121.1 | 128.9 | 129.3 | 134.2 | 130.5 | 126.3 | 123.7 | 122.2 | 113.3 | 107.1 | 106.9 | 98.0 | 97.1 | 94.8 | 89.2 | 87.3 | 87.0 | 87.6 | 93.0 | 101.6 | 96.6 | 90.5 |
| Ages 15–19 | 82.2 | 78.4 | 83.5 | 84.2 | 81.5 | 79.2 | 78.1 | 77.2 | 77.5 | 82.7 | 81.1 | 84.1 | 82.4 | 79.8 | 76.4 | 72.9 | 68.2 | 65.2 | 64.7 | 59.9 | 58.3 | 56.3 | 53.8 | 53.1 | 52.5 | 52.7 | 55.0 | 59.3 | 58.4 | 55.5 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ages 10–14 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Ages 15–17 | 12.0 | 13.4 | 14.0 | 12.9 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.1 | 12.6 | 13.6 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 16.3 | 15.4 | 16.1 | 16.3 | 15.6 | 14.7 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.6 | 10.3 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.1 |
| Ages 18–19 | 46.2 | 49.5 | 50.8 | 44.5 | 40.7 | 40.8 | 38.8 | 37.0 | 39.6 | 40.4 | 40.2 | 42.2 | 41.9 | 41.2 | 41.3 | 40.1 | 36.8 | 34.9 | 34.5 | 33.9 | 32.6 | 32.8 | 31.5 | 29.8 | 29.6 | 30.1 | 29.5 | 29.9 | 28.4 | 25.7 |
| Ages 15–19 | 26.2 | 28.5 | 29.4 | 26.1 | 24.2 | 23.8 | 22.8 | 22.4 | 24.2 | 25.6 | 26.4 | 27.3 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 26.6 | 25.5 | 23.5 | 22.3 | 22.2 | 21.4 | 20.5 | 19.8 | 18.3 | 17.4 | 17.3 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 16.9 | 16.2 | 14.6 |
| Hispanicb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ages 10–14 | 1.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| Ages 15–17 | 52.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65.9 | 69.2 | 68.9 | 68.5 | 69.9 | 68.3 | 64.2 | 61.1 | 58.5 | 56.9 | 55.5 | 52.8 | 50.7 | 49.7 | 49.7 | 48.5 | 47.9 | 47.9 | 46.1 | 41.0 |
| Ages 18–19 | 126.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 147.7 | 155.5 | 153.9 | 151.1 | 147.5 | 145.4 | 140.0 | 132.4 | 131.5 | 129.5 | 132.6 | 135.5 | 133.0 | 132.0 | 133.5 | 134.6 | 139.7 | 137.2 | 127.2 | 114.0 |
| Ages 15–19 | 82.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 100.8 | 100.3 | 104.6 | 103.3 | 101.8 | 101.3 | 99.3 | 94.6 | 89.6 | 87.9 | 86.8 | 87.3 | 86.4 | 83.4 | 82.3 | 82.6 | 81.7 | 83.0 | 81.8 | 77.5 | 70.1 |
| — Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| a The 1977 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Standards for Data on Race and Ethnicity were used to classify persons into one of the following four racial groups: White, Black, American Indian or Alaskan Native, or Asian or Pacific Islander. CA, HI, OH (for December only), PA, UT, and WA reported multiple-race data in 2003, following the revised 1997 OMB standards. In 2004, the following states began to report multiple-race data: FL, ID, KY, MI, MN, NH, NY State (excluding New York City), SC, and TN. Multiple-race data were reported by 19 states in 2005: FL, ID, KS, KY, NE, NH, NY State (excluding New York City), PA, SC, TN, TX, VT (beginning July 1), WA, CA, HI, MI (for births at selected facilities only), MN, OH, and UT. In 2006, 23 states reported multiple race data: CA, DE, FL, ID, KS, KY, NE, NH, NY State (excluding New York City), ND, OH, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, WA, WY, HI, MI (for births at selected facilities only), MN, and UT. In 2007, 27 states reported multiple-race data: CA, CO, DE, FL, GA (partial year only), ID, IN, IA, KS, KY, MI (for births at most facilities), NE, NH, NY State (excluding New York City), ND, OH, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, WA, WY, HI, MN, and UT. In 2008, 30 states reported multiple-race data: CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IN, IA, KS, KY, MI, MN, MT, NE, NH, NM, NY, ND, OH, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, WA, and WY. In 2009, 32 states and the District of Columbia (partial year only) reported multiple race data: CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IN, IA, KS, KY, MI, MN, MT, NE, NH, NM, NV(partial year only) , NY, ND, OH, OK (partial year only), OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, WA, and WY. The multiple-race data for these states were bridged to the single-race categories of the 1977 OMB standards for comparability with other states. Note that data on race and Hispanic origin are collected and reported separately. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. Trends for Hispanic women are affected by expansion of the reporting area in which an item on Hispanic origin is included on the birth certificate, as well as by immigration. These two factors affect numbers of events, composition of the Hispanic population, and maternal and infant health characteristics. The number of states in the reporting area increased from 22 in 1980 to 23 and the District of Columbia (DC) in 1983–1987, 30 and DC in 1988, 47 and DC in 1989, 48 and DC in 1990, 49 and DC in 1991–1992, and 50 and DC in 1993. Rates in 1981–88 were not calculated for Hispanics, Black, non-Hispanics, and White, non-Hispanics because estimates for these populations were not available. Recent declines in teenage birth rates parallel but outpace the reductions in birth rates for unmarried teenagers (FAM2.A). Birth rates for married teenagers fell sharply between 1990 and 2004, but relatively few teenagers are married. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Data for 2009 are preliminary. Data for 2007 and 2009 have been revised since previous publication in America's Children. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System. Hamilton, B.E., Martin, J.A., and Ventura, S.J. (2010). Births: Preliminary data for 2009. National Vital Statistics Reports, 59 (3). Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. Martin, J.A., Hamilton, B.E., Sutton, P.D., Ventura, S.J., Mathews, T.J., and Osterman, M.J.K. (2010). Births: Final data for 2008. National Vital Statistics Reports, 59(1). Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
