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| Table 2-2 | |
| Births, in Idaho, the Region, and the U.S., Census Years, 1980-1992 | |
| Idaho | Alaska | Montana | Nevada | Oregon | Utah | Washington | Wyoming | U.S. | |
| 1980 | |||||||||
| Live (1,000s) | 20 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 43 | 42 | 68 | 11 | 3,612 |
| Rate[1] (/1,000) | 21.4 | 23.7 | 18.1 | 16.6 | 16.4 | 28.6 | 16.4 | 22.5 | 15.9 |
| Low birth weight[2][3] (%) | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 7.3 | 6.8 |
| To teenage mothers[2] (%) | 13.1 | 11.8 | 12.4 | 15.4 | 13.3 | 11 | 12.5 | 15.5 | 15.6 |
| To unmarried women[2] (%) | 7.9 | 15.1 | [4]12.5 | [4]13.5 | 14.8 | 6.2 | 13.6 | 8.2 | 18.4 |
| Abortions[5] (1,000s) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 37 | 1 | 1,554 |
| Rate[6] | 12.7 | 17.9 | 20.1 | 46.6 | 28.3 | 12.3 | 37.5 | 9.5 | 29.3 |
| Ratio[6] | 141 | 196 | 265 | 697 | 396 | 97 | 522 | 107 | 428 |
| 1990 | |||||||||
| Live (1,000s) | 16.4 | 11.9 | 11.6 | 21.6 | 42.9 | 36.3 | 79.3 | 7 | 4,158.20 |
| Rate[1] (/1,000) | 16.3 | 21.6 | 14.5 | 18 | 15.1 | 21.1 | 16.3 | 15.4 | 16.7 |
| Low birth weight[2][3] (%) | 5.7 | 4.8 | 6.2 | 7.2 | 5 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 7.4 | 7 |
| To teenage mothers[2] (%) | 12.3 | 9.7 | 11.5 | 12.6 | 12 | 10.3 | 10.8 | 13.6 | 12.8 |
| To unmarried women[2] (%) | 16.7 | 26.2 | 23.7 | [4]25.4 | 25.7 | 13.5 | 23.7 | 19.8 | 28 |
| Abortions[5][7] (1,000s) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 31 | 1 | 1,591 |
| Rate[6][7] | 8.2 | 18.2 | 16.5 | 40.3 | 23.9 | 12.8 | 27.6 | 5.1 | 27.3 |
| Ratio[6][7] | 124 | 213 | 263 | 554 | 390 | 138 | 471 | 89 | 401 |
| 1992 | |||||||||
| Live (1,000s) | 17,362 | 11,726 | 11,472 | 22,374 | 42,035 | 37,200 | 79,450 | 6,723 | 4,065,014 |
| Rate[1] (/1,000) | 16.3 | 20 | 14 | 16.7 | 14.1 | 20.5 | 15.4 | 14.5 | 15.9 |
| Low birth weight[2][3] (%) | 5.5 | 4.9 | 6 | 7.1 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 7.3 | 7.1 |
| To teenage mothers[2] (%) | 13 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 13.2 | 12.7 |
| To unmarried women[2] (%) | 18.3 | 27.4 | 26.4 | 33.3 | 27 | 15.1 | 25.3 | 24 | 30.1 |
| Abortions[5][7] (1,000s) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 33 | <.5 | 1,529 |
| Rate[6][7] | 7.2 | 16.5 | 18.2 | 44.2 | 23.9 | 9.3 | 27.7 | 4.3 | 25.9 |
| Ratio[6][7] | 97 | 222 | 298 | 591 | 372 | 104 | 447 | 74 | 379 |
| Sources: | U.S. Bureau of the Census, Statistical Abstract of the United States: [year]; [ed.], 1984, 1993. |
| U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, Vital Statistics of the United States, annual; Monthly Vital Statistics Report. | |
| S. K. Henshaw and J. Van Vort, eds., Abortion Factbook, 1992 Edition: Readings, Trends, and State and Local Data to 1988 (New York: The Alan Guttmacher Institute, 1992). | |
| Note: | Registered births. Excludes births to nonresidents of the United States. |
| [1] | Based on resident population enumerated as of April 1 of census year. Rates are number per 1,000 population. |
| [2] | Based on 100% of births in all states and the District of Columbia. |
| [3] | Less than 2,500 grams (5 pounds 8 ounces). |
| [4] | Marital status of mother inferred. |
| [5] | Number of abortions are from surveys of hospitals, clinics, and physicians identified as providers of abortion services, conducted by the Alan Guttmacher Institute. |
| [6] | Abortion rates are computed per 1,000 women, 15 to 44 years of age on July 1 of specified year; abortion ratios are computed as the number of abortions per 1,000 live births from July 1 of year shown to June 30 of following year. |
| [7] | Data are actually 1988 data. |
Compiled by: Lily Wai, data input assisted by: Robert
Anton-Erik
Contact: Lily Wai
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