APPENDIX E
VITAL STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR U.S. WHITE POPULATION
1955 - 1996
YEAR
CRUDE BIRTH RATE (a),(f)
FERTILITY RATE (a),(f)
LOW BIRTH WEIGHT PERCENT (a),(f)
CRUDE DEATH RATE (b),(f)
INFANT DEATH RATE (b),(c),(f)
NEONATAL DEATH RATE (b),(c),(f)
FETAL DEATH RATE (d)
ABORTION RATIO (d)
MARRIAGE RATE (e)
DIVORCE RATE (e)
1955
1960
1965
1970
1975
23.8
22.7
18.3
17.4
13.6
113.7
113.2
91.3
84.1
62.5
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6.8
7.2
6.8
6.3
9.2
9.5
9.4
9.5
8.9
23.6
22.9
21.5
17.8
14.2
17.7
17.2
16.1
13.8
10.4
14.9
13.9
13.7
12.3
9.4
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1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
15.1
15.0
15.1
14.8
14.8
15.0
14.8
14.9
15.0
15.4
65.6
64.8
64.8
63.4
63.2
64.1
63.1
63.3
64.5
66.4
5.7
5.7
5.6
5.7
5.6
5.7
5.7
5.7
5.7
5.7
8.9
8.8
8.7
8.8
8.9
9.0
9.0
9.0
9.1
8.9
11.0
10.5
10.1
9.7
9.4
9.3
8.9
8.6
8.5
8.2
7.5
7.1
6.8
6.4
6.2
6.1
5.8
5.5
5.4
5.2
8.1
8.0
7.8
7.4
7.3
6.9
6.7
6.6
6.4
6.4
313
312
304
295
308
296
300
300
257
248
10.6
10.6
10.6
10.5
10.5
10.2
10.0
9.9
9.7
9.7
5.2
5.3
5.0
4.9
4.9
5.0
4.9
4.8
4.8
4.7
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996g
15.8
15.4
15.0
14.7
14.4
14.2
14.8
68.3
67.0
66.5
65.4
64.9
64.4
64.7
5.7
5.8
5.8
6.0
6.1
6.2
6.3
8.9
8.9
8.8
9.1
9.1
9.3
9.1
7.6
7.3
6.9
6.8
6.6
6.3
6.0
4.8
4.5
4.3
4.3
4.2
4.1
3.9
6.4
6.2
6.2
6.1
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(**)
(**)
252
239
233
236
(**)
(**)
(**)
9.8
9.4
9.3
9.0
9.1
8.9
8.8
4.7
4.7
4.8
4.6
4.6
4.4
4.3
(a) NCHS, Report of Final Natality Statistics, 1995. Monthly Vital Statistics Report; Vol 45, No.11, Supplement. June 10, 1997. 1955-1975 rates based on race of child; 1980-1992 were previously reported by race of child, now reported by race of mother.
(b) NCHS, Report of Final Mortality Statistics, 1995. Monthly Vital Statistics Report; Vol 45, No.11, Supplement 2. June 12, 1997
(c) Prior to 1980, infant deaths based on race of decedent, live births based on race of child. For 1980-1996, infant deaths and live births based on race of mother,
(d) NCHS, Health United States, 1995. Hyattsville, Maryland: Public Health Service. 1996.
(e) NCHS, Annual Summary of Births, Marriages, Divorces, and Deaths: United States 1996. Monthly Vital Statistics Report; Vol. 45, No. 12, July 17, 1997.
(f) NCHS, Births and Deaths: United States, 1996. Monthly Vital Statistics Report; Vol 46, No.1, Supplement 2. September 11, 1997
(g) 1996 data are preliminary.
(**) Data not available