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VITAL STATISTICS OFTHE UNITED STATES
1963
VOLUME I—NATALITY
U.S.DEPARTMENT OFHEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE
ANTHONY J. CELEBREZZE, SECRETARY
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
LUTHER L. TERRY, SURGEON GENERAL
WASHINGTON : 1964
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NATIONALCENTERFOR HEALTHSTATISTICSFORREST E. LINDER, PH. D., ~i7eCtOt’
THEODORE D. WOOLSEY, ~efuty ~i~gCtOf
O. K. SAGEN, PH. D., Assistant Director
DIVISION OF VITAL STATISTICS
ROBERTD. GROVE, PH. D., Ch;cf
ANDERSS. LUNDE, PH. D., AstiJtant Chief
CARTER, PH. D., Marriage and Divorce Statitiic~ BranchHUGH
HELEN CHASE, DR. P. H., Mortality Statitiics Branch
ARTHUR A. CAMPBELL, Natality Statistics Branch
CHARLES R. COUNCI~ figifiratian Methods Branch
ALICE M. HETZEL Staff d~~istant
JOEN STORCK, PH. D., Staf A~xi#ant
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VITAL STATISTICS OF THE UNITED
VOLUME 1- NATALITY
A brief summary of the contents for each section is
STATES, 1963
listed below for theconvenience of the reader. A complete table of contents is shown at thebeginning of each section and is identified by a narrow black edge whichcan be located easily by fanning the pages. Each section is paged inde-pendently, using the section number as the identifying prefix.
Section 1. Natality-Rates and Characteristics
Summary tables containing period and cohort measures of fertility andcharacteristics of live births including plurality, birth weight, periodof gestation, attendant at birth, sex ratio, seasonal variation, andlegitimacy.
Detailed frequency tabulations for each State, each metropolitan area,and other geographic areas of the United States. Data are shown bycolor, sex, nativity of white mother, month, age of mother and of father,birth order, attendant, birth weight, period of gestation, plurality,and legitimacy.
Section 2. Natality— Local Area Statistics
Frequency tabulations for each State, county, and city with a populationof 10,000 or more by color and attendant and for urban and rural andmetropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas within each State by color,attendant, and birth weight.
Section 3. Natality— Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands
Trends of the crude birth rate. Frequency tabulations by color, sex,month, age of mother and of father, birth order, attendant, birth weight,period of gestation, and legitimacy.
Section 4. Technical Appendix
Text discussion of factors affecting the collection, classification, andinterpretation of the natality statistics published in this volume. Includespopulation tables for computing vital rates.
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Guide to tables in Section 1
(AlldataareforbirthsoccurringintheUuitedStates.DataforgeographicareaswithintheUnitedStatesareby placeofresi
TABLE: 1
PAGE: 1
Geographic area:
United States-------------------------
Years:
1909-1963-----------------------------
1915-1963-----------------------------
1920-1963-----------------------------
1940-1963-----------------------------
1950-1963-----------------------------
Specified years as of January 1-------
Specified years and 1963--------------
1963 only-----------------------------
Type of entry:
Age-specific birth rates--------------
Gross and net reproduction rates------
Intrinsic vital rates-----------------
Number of births----------------------
Percentages---------------------------
Probabilities-------------------------
Total fertility rates-----------------
Rates per 1,000 males ”ages 15-55+-----
Rates per 1,000 married womenages 15-44 (fertility)---------------
Ratesperl,OOOpopulation-----------------
Ratesper 1,000femalepopulation----------
Ratesperl,OOOwomen ages 15-44(fertility)-
Adjusted rates for:
Age-sex and underregistration3--------
Underregistrationa--------------------
Characteristics:
Age of father-------------------------
Age of mother-------------------------
Cohorts of women----------------------
Color--------;------------------------
Live-birth order----------------------
Native white women--------------------
Parity--------------------------------
lenceunlessotherwise
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!Entire United States for 1933-1963: birth-re~istration States for 1915-1932.‘Shows birth rates for women 45-49 years also.SA1l tables adjusted for underregistration through 1959 excePt those ‘oted”4Births adjusted for underregistration and numbers of women adjusted for underenumeration and
misstatements of age in the censuses.5Median age.
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Guide to tables in Section 1-Con.
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(All data are for births occurring in the United States. Data for geographic areas within the UnitedStates are by place of residence unless otherwise noted)
TABLE: 1 -16 -17 -18 -19 -20 -21 -22 -23 -24 -25 -26 -27 -28 -29 -30 -31 -32 -33PAGE: 1 -16 -17 -18 -21 -24 -24 -25 -25 -26 -27 -28 -28 -29 -29 -30 -31 -32 -33
Geographic area:
Divisions----------------- 25 31 33
States-------------------- 25 291 33
United States------------- 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 30 31 32 33
Years:
1933-1963----------------- 21
1940-1963----------------- 20 24 26
1954-1963----------------- 22 23
1958-1963----------------- 16 18
Specified years as ofJanuary 1---------------- 17 19
Specified years and 1963-- 27 29 33
1963 only----------------- 25 28 30 31 32
Type of entry:
Age-specific birth rates-- 27
Annual central birth rates2 16 18
Cumulative birth rates2--- 17 19
Number of births---------- 20 22 24 26 28
Percentages--------------- 21 24 25 30 31 32
Rates per 1,000 population 22 23 33
Rates per 1,000 unmarriedwomen ages 15-44--------- 26 27
Rates per 1,000 womenages 15-44 (fertility)--- 23
Ratios-------------------- 20 26 28 29.—Adjusted rates for:
Seasonality--------------- 23
Underregistration3-------- 20 23 33
Registration completeness-- 21
Characteristics:
Age of mother------------- 16 17 18 19 27 28 30
Attendant----------------- 24 25
Cohorts of women---------- 16 17 18 19
Color --------------------- 20 21 24 25 26 28 29 30 31 32
Illegitimacy-------------- 26 27 28 29
Live-birth order---------- 16 17 18 19
Month of birth------------ 22 23
Period of gestation------- 32
Plural births------------- 31
Sex----------------------- 20
Weight at birth----------- 304 314 32
lReporting states only.
2Births adiusted for underregistration and numbers of women adjusted for underenumeration andmisstatements-of age in the
3A11 tables adjusted for
41ncludesmedian weight.
censuses.
underregistration through 1959 except those noted.
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Guide to tables in Section 1— Con.(Birth frequencies only. All data are for birtl
within the United States
TABLE : 1 -34 -35 -36 -37 -38 -39
PAGE: 1 -34 -37 -38 -40 -41 -42
Geographic area:
Metropolitan and non-metropolitan cOunties-
Specified urban places-
Standard metropolitanstatistical areas-----
States----------------- 341 ~sz 36 37 38
United States---------- 34 35 36 37 38 39
Urban and rural areas--
Characteristics:
Age of father----------
Age of mother ----------
Color------------------ 36 38 39
Illegitimacy-----------
Live-birth order-------
Month of birth--------- 35 36
Nativity of whitemother ----------------
Period of gestation----
Plural births---------- 38 39
Race------------------- 37
Sex-------------------- 37 39
Weight at birth-------- 39
1s Oc !rring in the United States during 1963. Data for geographic areasr Dlace of residence unless otherwise noted)are
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]Both occurrence and residence distributions.
2By place of occurrence.
3Thirty-five reporting States.
4Single years of age 15-49. ,
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Guide to tables in Section 2(Birth frequencies only. All data are fOr
births occurring in the United Statesduring 1963)
TABLE: 2 -1 -2
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Place of occurrence------ 1
Place of residence------- 1 2
Geographic area:
Counties---------------- 1
Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties-- 2
Specified urban placesl- 1
States------------------ 1 2
United States----------- 1 2
Urban and rural areas--- 2
Characteristics:
Attendant--------------- 1 2
Color------------------- 1 2
Weight at birth--------- 2
‘By place of residence only.
Guide to tables in Section 3(All data are for births occurring in Puerto Rico or the
Virgin Islands)
TABLE: 3 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 -8 -9
PAGE: 3 -3 -3 -4 -4 :4 -5 -5 -6 -6
Geographic area:
Islands--------------- 91
Municipios ------------ 8]
Puerto Rico----------- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Specified urban place- 9
Virgin Islands-------- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9
Years:
1940-1963------------- 1
1963------------------ 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Type of entry:
Number of births------ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Rates per 1,000population ----------- 1
Ratios---------------- 5
Characters tics:
Age of father--------- 7
Age of mother --------- 5 6
Attendant------------- 8 9
Color (Virgin Islandsonly)---------------- 2 3 4 6 7 9
Illegitimacy---------- 5
Live-birth order------ 6
Month of birth-------- 2
Period of gestation--- 4
Sex------------------- 7
Weight at birth------- 3
1Both occurrence and residence distributions.
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Guide to tables in Section 4
(Populationtables)
I I I ITABLE: 4
PAGE: 4
Geographic area:
Birth-registrationStates
Death-registrationStates
Divisions----------------
Puerto Rico--------------
States-------------------
United States------------
-2 -3 -4 -5
-12 -13 -13 -14
2
2
51
5’
51
Zz 3’ 413
51
Years:
1900-1963---------------- 24
19635-------------------- 3 4 5
Characteristics:
Age---------------------- 3 4
Color-------------------- 3 4
Sex---------------------- 3 4
1Population exclusive of Armed Forces stationed abroad.
2Populationboth inclusive and exclusive of Armed Forcesstationed abroad.
sResident population of the United States,excludingNew Jersey.Estimatea prepared by the National Center for Health Statistics.
4Enumerated as of April 1, 1940, 1950, 1960, and estimatedasof July 1 for all other years.
5Est~ated as of JuIY Is 1963.
Symbols usedin tables
Datanotavailable-----------------------------------Categorynotapplicable---------------------------...Quantityzero-------------------------------------Quantitymore thanObutlessthan0.05-------------0.0Figuredoesnotmeet standardsofreliabilityorprecision-------------------------------------*
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GENERAL PATTERN OF VITAL REGISTRATION AND STATISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES
RESPONSIBLEPERSON OR BLRTH CERTIFICATE
FETAL DEATHDEATH CERTIFICATE CERTIFICATE
REPORTLNG DLVORCE OR ANNULMENT
AGENCYOFFICfALS
MARRLAGE RECORD
(stillbirth)RECORD
L Completes entfre certifi- 1. Completes medfcal certi- 1. Certifies to the cause of 1. Receives application formarriageli-
cate in consultation with
.........
ffcation and signs certiff-
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fetal death andsignscer- cense, and revieWs application for..........
parent(s). Physician’ssig-
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cate. tificate. completeness, accuracy, and compli-..........
Physician, Other nature requfred.
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2. Returns certificate tofu-Clerk of Local
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Professional At-2. Returns certificate to fu- ance with law.
...........
2. Files cerrfficate withlncal
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neral dfrector. neral dfrector.Government
...........
tendant, or Hospi-
2. Issues marriage kfcenae, and records...........
office of district in which
...........
date...........
ral Authority birth cccurred.
......................
3. Checks completeness of entries about.................................
the marriage ceremony.,,.,.,.,.,,.,.,.,.,.,
4. Sends specified information regarding,.,.,.,.,,....................
marriage to State Registrar..,.,.,.,.,,,.,.,.,.,,,.,.,.,.,,,...,,,.,..
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,.,.,.,. 1. Obtains personal facts......
,...,.,. 1. Obtaina the facts about..,.,.,.,,,.,.,.,.,.
,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,. about deceased. fetal death.
..........1. Checks the validity of the marriage
,.,.,.,,,.,.,...,.,.....,.
2. Takes certificate tophysi-
,.,.,.,.,.
,.,..... 2. Takes certificate tophyai-
..........license.
,.,,,.,.,.,.,...,,
,.,.,,,,,.,.,...,.,.,.,.,., c“ian for medical certifi- cian for entry of causes
,.,..,,,,.2. Performs tbe marriage ceremony.
,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.
..........
Funeral,...,.,.,.....,. cation. of fetal death. 3. Certifies to the facts of the marriage
,.,.,.,.,.
........ Marriage,.,.,.,,,.
Director........ 3. Delivers completedcertif- 3. Dlivers complstecl certff-
,.,.,.,,,.
,...,... Officisnt ceremony.,.,.,.,.,.
........ icate to lmal office of dis-
,.,.,,,,,,.,.,.,,,,.,.,.,. icate to local office of dis- 4. Returns the record to the license clerk
,.,.,.,,,.................. trict where death occurred
..........
,.,...,. trict where delivery cc-..........
within the legally prescrikd time. ,.,.,.,.,
................ and obtains burial permit................ curred and obtains burialpzrmit.
Lccal Office (may 1. Verifies completeness” and1. Verifies completeness and accuracy of certificate. ........... 1. Provides form for report to plaintiff or
be Lwal Regis- accuracy of certificate.2. Makes copy, ledger entry, or index for lccal use.
......................
2. Makes copy, ledger entry,
...........Clerk of
attorney, or makes entries on such form
trar or City or3. J.aauea burial permit to funeml director and verifies
.,.,.,.,,,,.,...,.,,,,from petition for decree.
or index for lccal use.Court
...........
County Health De-retum of permit from cemetery attendant.
...................... 2. Verifies entries on remm form.
parnnent)3. Sends certificates to State 4. Senda certificates to State Registrar.
................................. 3. Enters information on final decree.
Registmr.................................. 4. Senda completed report to State Regiarrar.
. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . .
City and county health departments use certificates fn allocating medical and nurs~g services,followups on infectious diseases, planning programs, measuring effectiveness of services, and
Attorney forL. Enters personal characteristics of
conducting research studies.Plaintiff
spouaea.2. Returns form to Clerk of Court.
1. Queries incomplete or inconsistent information.2. Maintains files for permanent reference and as the source of certified copies.
State Registrar, 3, Develops vital statistics for rrae in planning, evaluating, and administering State and local health activities and for research studies.Bureau of vital 4. Compiles health related statistics fnr State and civil divisions of State for use of the health department arrd other agencies and groups,5tCtfSdC8* interested in the fields of medical science, public health, demography, and social welfare.
5. Prepares copies of birth, death, fetal death, marriage, mrd divorce certificates or records for tranamissirur to the National Center forHealth Statistics.
Publlc Health 1. Prepares and publishes national statfatics of births, deatha, fe~l deaths, marriages, and divorces; and constructs the official U.S. LifeService tables and related actuarial tables.
National Center 2. Conducts health and social-research studies based on vital records and on aamplirrg surveys linked to records.for 3. Conducts research and methodological studies Lnvital statistics methods includbrg the technical, administrative, mrd legal aapects of
Health Statistics vitil records regfatration and admbristratio”.4. Mabrtatrra a continuing technical assistance program to improve the quality and usefulness of vital statistics.
NOTE. -In some Statea there is no central file for marriage and divorce records at the State level.
*Ln 49 States and the Distiict of Colrrmbla the Bureau is Ln the State Health Department. In Massachusetts the Bureau is in the Office of the Secretary of State.
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Sectiofi 1. NataZity - Characteristics
Table
1-1. Live births and birthrates, bycolor: Birth-registration Stites, 1915-32, and United States, 1933 -63------
1-2. Live births, birth rates, and fertility rates, by color: United States, 1909 -63---------------------------
I-3. Age-sex-adjusted birthrates, bycolor: United States, l94O-63-----------`-----------------------------
1-4. Gross andnetreproduction rates, by color: Utited States, l94O-63------------------------------------
1-5. Intrinsic vital rates, bycolor: United States, l94O-63------------------------------------------------
1-6. Total fertili@ rates andbirth rates by age of mother and color: United S@tes,1940-63------------------
1-7. Estimatedbirth rates byage of mother, for marriedwomem United States, 1950-63---------------------
1-8. Birth rates by ageoffather and color: United States, 1940,1950, and 1959-63---------------------------
1-9. Birth rates by live-birth order and color: United States, l94O-63--------------------------------------
1-10. Birth rates by live-birth order,.for native white womem United States, 1920-63-------------------------
1-11. Birth rates by age of mother, live-birth order, and color: United States, 1963--------------------------
1-12. Percentage distribution of live births by live-birth order, byage of mother and color: United States, 1963-
1-13. Median age of mother, by live-birth order and color: United States, 1940, 1950, and 1960-63--------------
1-14. Percentage distribution of women byparity and exact age unselected groups of cohorts from 1876-80to1945-49: United States, l92O-64------------------------------------------------------------------
1-15. Birth probabilities by exact age andparity of mother: UnitedSta.tes, 1940,1950, and 1956-63---7---------
1-16. Annual central birth rates, by live-birth order for women, by current age, in groups of cohorts from 1914-18 to 1944-48: United Stites, l958-63-------------------------------------------------------------
1-17. Cumulative birthrates by live-birth order for women, byexactage, in groups of cohorts from 1905-09to1945-49: United States, l959-64------------------------------------------------------------------
1-18. Annual central birth rates by live-birth order for women, by current age,in each cohort from 1909to1949: United St.ates, l958-63---------------------------------------------------------------------
1-19. Cumulativebirth rates bylive-birth order forwomen,by exact age,in each cohort from 1909 to1949: UnitedStates, l959-64---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-20. Live births by color andsex United Stites, l94O-63----------------------------------:-----------~:
1-21. Percent comple~eness ofbirth registration, by color: United States, 1933-63----------------------’-----
1-22. Live births andbirth rates, bymonth -United States, l954-63-----------------------------------------
1-23. Birth rates and fertility rates, by month, adjusted for seasonal variation United States,1954-63----------
1-24. Number andpercentage distribution of live births by attendant, by color: United States, 1940-63----------
1-25. Percentage distribution of live births by attendant, by color: United States, each division and State, 1963--
1-26. Estimated number of illegitimate live births and ratios, by color, and illegitimacy rates: United States,1940-63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Estimated illegitimacy rates by age of mother: United States, 1940, 1950, and 1960 -63-------------------
Estimated number of illegitimate live births and ratios, by age of mother and color: United States, 1963---
Ratio of illegitimate live births, by color: 35 reporting States, 1960 -63---------------------------------
Percentage distribution of live births by birth weight, by age of mother and color: United States, 1963 -----
Percentage distribution of live births by birth weight, by color, for the United States and each geographicdivision; and by plurality for the United States: l963------------------------------------------------
Percentage distribution of live births by birth weight, by period of gestation and color: United States, 1963-
Birth rates: United States, each division and State, 1950 and 1957 -63----------------------------------
Live births by State of occurrence distributed according to State of residence: United States and each State,l963------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Live births by month and State of occurrence: UnitedStates and each State, 1963------------------------
Live births bymonth and color: United States andeach.State, 1963-------------------------------------
Live births by specified race andsex United States andeach State, 1963-------------------------------
Live births byplurality of birth andcolor: United States and each State, 1963---------------------------
Live births bybirth weight, plurality of birth, color, and sex United States, 1963-----------------------
Live births bybirth weight, age of mother, plurali~ ofbirth, and color: United States, 1963----------- ---
Live births by birth weight and color: United States and each State, 1963 -------------------------- -----
Live births by birth weight, period of gestation, and color: United States, 1963 --------------------------
Live births by period of gestation, plurality of birth, and color, by sex of child md by age of mother: UnitedStates,.l963------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Live births byperiod ofgestition mdcolor: United States mdeach State, 1963 -------------------------
Live births by month, age of mother, live-birth order, and color: United States, 1963 --------------------
Live births by age of mother, live-birth order, sex of child, color, and nativity of white mother: UnitedStates, l963------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hvebirfis byage&motier, live-bitih order, color, mdnativi@of white mother: Each State, 1963 ------
Live births by single year of age of mother, live-birth order, color, and nativity of white mother: UnitedStates, l963------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Live births by age of motber and color, for metropolitan and nonmetropol,itan counties: United States andeach State$ l963--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Live births by age of mother and color, for standard metropolitan statistical areas of the United States:l963------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Live birtisby five-birth order mdcolor, formetiopoliti mdnonmetropoHta counties: United States andeach State, l963--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Live births by live-birth order andcolorj for standard metropolitan statistical areas of the United States:l963------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Live births byage of father, ageof mother, sex of child, andcolor: United States, 1963------------------
Live births byage of father, sexof chil~ and color: United States andeachState, 1963------------------
Illegitimate Iive births by age of mother andcolor, for urban and rural areas and specified urban places:35 reporting S@tes, l963------------------------------------------------------------------------
Illegitimate live births by live-birth order andcolor: 35 reporting States, 1963-------------------------
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SECTION 1- NATALITY
Table 1-1. Live Births and Birth Rates, by Color:(Refers only to births occurring wftbtn the specified srea. Rates per 1,000 PO
b6aed ,on population enumerated ae of—
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19593 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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l9538-----------------------------------------------------------------------------1952a -----------------------------------------------------------------------------l95l3-----------------------------------------------------------------------------1950 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------l949------------------------------------------------------------------------------
194a ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1947-- --------------------------- -------------------------------------------------
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1943l942::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::1941 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------1940---- --.---------------------- -------------------------------------------------
1939------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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l935------------------------------------------------------------------------------l934------------------------------------------------------------------------------l933------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B’m5C-~GIS_ON ST~S5
193z------------------------------------------------------------------------------1931------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1930----------------;-------------------------------------------------------------
1929------------------------------------------------------------------------------1928.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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l926------------------------------------------------------------------------------l925------------------------------------------------------------------------------l924------------------------------------------------------------------------------1923l922::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::1921------------------------------------------------------------------------------
l920------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Birth-R@stration States 1915-32,and United States, 1933-63Iktion residingio area for specified group, except as noted. Rstesfor1940, 1950,snd1960prill; forall other years, estimated as of July
l’utal
4,098,0204,167,3624,26a,3264,2S7,S304,244,796
4,203,aE4>254,7844,163,0904,047,2954,017,362
3,902,180
3,846,9663,750,6503>554,1493,559,529
3,535,0663,699,940
3>288,6722>735,4562,794,600
2,934,a602,80s,9962,513,4272,360,3992,265,566
2,286,9622>203,3372,144,7902,135,1G3.2>167,S362,061,232
2,074,0422,11S,7602,203,9362,166,6202,235,1492,3.37,636
1,s3s,0681,878,8S01,930,6141,792,6461,774,9111,714,261
1,506>874l,373,43e1,3S3,6491,353,792
ele,9s377s,304
NuNs8R
3,32a ,34(3,394,03(3,600,S6!3,600,74<3,597,43C
3>572,30E3,621,45E3,545,3SC3,43.2,44E3,443,63C
3,35a ,7723,322,65E3,237,0723,063,6213, W3,721
3,060,3163,274,6zc2,913,6452>393,5632,454,7oc
2,594,7632,486,9342,204,9032,067,932
1,962,671
2,026,9351,928,437I,asl,a95l,a8’3,0121,898,5011,823,331
1,e22 ,4251,S67,2451,653,1631>924,475
1>962,246l,923,3s5
1,707,0341,731,6691>762,6721>644>034l,629,3I371,565,446
1,393,5231.269.3S31;2S8;7U1,260,288799,817763,899
Nonwhite
638,928641,5S0667,462637,106647,366
631,506633,326617,740386,.247S73,732
545,348
524,326S13,7784S0,322475,806
454,752425,320
375,027339,693340,100
340,097322,032308,524292,446262,917
281,007274,900262,907267,095269,1=257,701
251,617245,313250,795243,443250,903212,251
149,034147,211167,74214e>612143,S24146,615
113,331104,07574.93873;50419,1661.s,4ffi
.)
21.722.423.323.724.0
24.325.024.824.624.9
24.7
24.724.323.623.9
24.225.623.319.520.2
21.520.8la.e17.917.3
17.s17.116.716.917.216.6
17.418.01’6.918.8
19.720.5
20.521.322.222.122.324.2
23.722.424.724.524.923.0
20.721.422.222.722.s
23.223.923.823.S23.9
23.7
23.623.622.723.2
23.5
25.523.019.119.6
21.220.61s.417.33.e.9
17.216.716.416.516.716.2
17.017.718.618.519.420.2
20.221.021.921.922.123.9
23.522.324.824.525.025.1
29.730.531.s32.132.9
33.033.933.933.133.2
32.331.831.631.130.6
29.826.325.3
23.223.6
24.123.222.621.721.2
21.220.920.120.620.920.2
‘21.321.021.621.322.123.6
25.025.426.325.325.327.6
27.024.924.324.320.418.4
lFor 1941-46, based on population tic3udlng AncefiForces ebroti.‘Alanka included beginning 1959, and ECatii, 19.S0.a2ased on a 50.percent SWI.S of births.4Fi6ures by oobr exclude data for Esidents of New Jersey; see %chnical ADpendix.‘IncEa8ed in number from 10 Sta*6 and the District of Colmbia in 1915 to the entire conteminous United States in 1933.
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1-4 SECTION 1- NATALITY
Table 1-2. Live Births, Birth Rates, and “Fertility Rates, by CO1OK United States, 1909-63(RefersonlytobirthsoccsrriogwithintbeUnitedStates.Alzzkaincludsdbeg3nning1959,zodHavr6fi,1960.Birthratesper 1,000 poprdztfonresidfngfoareaforspecified group,
Fertility rates pzr 1,000 female popuktion aged 15-44 years in specffied group. Rates for 1940, 1950, and 1960 are based on wpuhtion enumerated as of April 1: for all otheryears, estimated zz of July 1) “
. .
Totall’O& TO’t81 Nonwhlti
19s32 ‘.-------------------------------------------19622 s--------------------------------------------19612l96F::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::l95@----------------------------------------------
4,09S,C20&,167,3S24,268>32S4,257,s604,244,796
3,326,3443,394,2683,600,0643,600,7443,597,430
3,622,W03,598,0003,64s,0003,573,0W3,4aa,ocQ
3,475,0003,389,0W3,358,0m3>277,0003,108,000
638,926641,5806a7,462637,106647,366
673,0W657,OW660,Ow645,0m617,000
603,W0575,000555,coo54s,000524,000
52.5,000493,mo469,000420,000388>000
394,000400,000284,coo374,Wo360,000
349,000548>000342,000328,000334,000
338,000323,000241,000333,0W344,020
33e,oco349,000377,000396.000
21.722.423.323.724.0
24.524.523.323.223.C
25.325.125.124.924.1
24.S24.926.624.120.4
21.222.722.220.319.4
18.819.2IS.718.4la.7
19.C1s.41s.320.221.3
21.222.223.524.225.1
20.721.422.222.7z2.e
29.730.531.632.132.9
106.4112.1117.2116.Ons.e
103.7107.5.U.2,2U3,22.13.9
/144,6148d‘1233’5 ‘lS3,6236.0
l93@----------------------------------------------l95#----------------------------------------------ls72----------------------------------------------l9562----------------------------------------------l955-----------------------------------------------
4,293,0004,255,WO4,308,0m4,218,0004,104,OUO
4>07s,0003,963,W03,S13,0003,823,0003,632,000
23.123.324.024.023.6
34.234.333.333.4
2.20.2lzo.z122.9lsl.z
114.6114.9117,7116.o113.e
162,Z160s163.0160,9235.334.7 ne.5
19342----------------------------------------------
le532----------------------------------------------l9522----------------------------------------------l95l2----------------------------------------------1930-----------------------------------------------
24.224.024.123.923.0
34.e34.133.s33.s33.3
116.13J.5.23.L3.9111.31244.2
113,6m,c11o.1107.710Z,3
353.2147,s14s,3142,1137,3
3,1Z6,0003,141,0W3,347,0002,990,~2,471,000
l949-----------------------------------------------l948-----------------------------------------------l947-----------------------------------------------l946-----------------------------------------------1945-----------------------------------------------
3,649,0003,637,0003,617,M3,43.2.,OCO2>25s,000
23.624.02e.123.619.7
33.032.4
107.1107,3113,3101.965.9
103,6104.3r.11.a100.4S3.4
13s.1131,6125.9113.9126OW
2,345,0002,704,0002,605,0002,330,000Z,199,0W
20.522.121.519.516.6
27.42e.327.727.326.7
S6.894.391.583.479.9
e6.392.369,380,777.1
10s,5111.o107.610s.410s.4
l939-----------------------------------------------l938-----------------------------------------------1937-----------------------------------------------le36-----------------------------------------------l9m-----------------------------------------------
2,466,W02,496,0002,413,0002,355,W02>577,0W
2>1.17,000Z,146,W02,071>OW2,027,0002,042,000
ls.ole.417.917.617.9
26.126.3
77.679.177.175.877.2
74.876.S
lW’110Q.399,495,998,4
ze.o25.125.6
74.473.374s
1934-----------------------------------------------l933-----------------------------------------------1932-----------------------------------------------1931-----------------------------------------------1930-----------------------------------------------
2,396,0002,307,0002,440,0002,5C6,0002>616,000
2,056,0001,992,0002,09S,000Z,170,0W2,274,000
Z,244,0CQ2,325,0~2,423,0002>441,0mz,52e,ow
18.1,17.6.la.719.520.6
20.521.322.723.124.1
23.125.Z25.427.3za.9
26.323.526.926.627.5
27.326.531.133.434.2
7s.576.361.764.669.z
75.273.779,082.487.1
87000360,000357,000
------
------------------
26.126.C
34.633.233.235.e35.0
no.e110.5
135,6130.5130,0140.s137.3
26.zZe.127.1
111.23.19.61.J.7.S
l9l9-----------------------------------------------l9l8-----------------------------------------------l9l7-----------------------------------------------
Z,740,W02,942,000Z,944,0W2,964,0002,965,000
26.126.228.329.1
23.327.627.926.5
32.433.032.9
111.zU9.F4121.o123.4
.-.-...-.
lsl,a123,2
.-.
.-.
.....-
l9M----------------------------------------------- 29.5 26.9 123.o
l9l4-----------------------------------------------l9l3-----------------------------------------------1912-----------------------------------------------l9n-----------------------------------------------1910-----------------------------------------------l9o9-----------------------------------------------
2,96S,0002,869,0002,840,0wz,609,0zQ2,777>0002,718,0W
2,58S,~Z,497,000z,4e7,0wz,433,02a2,401,0W2,344,000
2S.629.529.229.930.130.C
29.328.629.029.1
26.2
126.6124.7125.612e.3
12s.8126.6
124.612z.4123.S123,6
---------------
---..-...
123.6123,629.2
lFOr 1917-19 and 1941-46, basedon populationincluding-&Forces abroad.‘m$ed on a 30-percentsampleofbtis.~i~sbycolor excltiedataforresidentsof NewJersey;seeWchuicalAppen6ix.%e to roundingto-ne-st thousmd,firesbyco3.OrmynOtaSdtn tota7s.For1915-3Z,figuresincludetijustuentsforStatesnotin tie re@strationma; foryearn
priorto1915,fiws P.IWest-tes basedon tienuukrofm@stsmd bitis intbe 10ori@nal rs6istrati0nStatS6fortheS- Wriod, Estimstssfor1909-34werepreparedbyP. K. ~elpton. 2eeNationsl~ce of VitalMti6ticS “Births2ndB2.rthSstesin theEntirsUnltsdSWts~ 1904to 1948,” VitilStatistics-3uecis.1RerIorts,Vol.33,Ho,S, 1s30.
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SECTION 1- NATALITY 1-5
Table 1-3. Age-Sex-Adjusted Birth Rates, by Color: United States, 1940-63(Alaalm included begbmfng 1959, and H&waif, 1960. Rates per 1,000 population. Computed by the direct method, uahg as the etandsrd population the age distiibutfon of the female
population aged 10-49 years as enumerated in 1940 and the total enumerated population of the United States for that year. Based on birth rates by age of mother snd colorshown fn table 1-6)
m
19631----------------------------------------------19621----.........................................-l961-----------------------------------------------l9m-------------------------:---------------------l959-----------------------------------------------
BISTS2 AIU’N2~ FOR ~12WON
l959-----------------------------------------------195e-----------------------------------------------l957-----------------------------------------------le56-----------------------------------------------
1955-----------------------------------------------
l953-----------------------------------------------l952-----------------------------------------------
TTDtaz. Wti
2S.4 27.329.7 28.631.0 29.931.2 W.231.4 W.3
L31,7 3.531.6 %.432.2 =.s51.3 w. 3
%.5 29.430.2 29.129,2 28.22%.6 27.7
Nonwhite m
B16~ W3~ FOR ~Is~~ON-Cm.
36.5 1951--------.---------.--T-----------------------37.6 l9w-----------------------------------------------38.s l949-----------------------------------------------38.s l9M-----------------------------------------------39.4
1947--.-----,--------------------------------------
l9M-----------------------------------------------40.9 l9*-----------------------------------------------
40.5 l944-----------------------------------------------41.240.s
l943-----------------------------------------------39.0 l942----------------------------------------------38.3 1941-----------------------------------------------36.6 1940..............................................-
55.6
Total
27.926.32S.526.5
27.824.920.921.6
23.022.320.319.4
26.923.325.S25.7
‘27.424.520.321.0
36.133.733.132.2
30.627.625.626.2
22.5 26.721.s 25.919.7 25.316.6 24.5
‘FWea by col.arexclude data for resid=ts of New Jersey; see Tm2uIical Appendix.
Table 1-4. Gross and Net Reproduction Rates, by CO1OC United States, 1940-63(Refers onlytobirtha occurring wftbinthe Urdted States. Aksbkcludedbegtig1959, mdHawtii,1960. Gross reprotictionratesare fies.mof birfirates by-5 -ye~age~oups
of mothers multiplied by5andhy the proportion of births that were female. Net reproduction rates are the sum of birth rates by 5-year sge grcups of mothers multiplied by 5mrdbytbe probability (asdetermhed from thelffe tsblefor the year) of women surviving toaspecffiedage group sndbythe proportion of births thatwere female)
~22- BIR~
19631 =19s21 2:::::::::::=:::::1961= --------------------
~g:....................----------------------
B~W A2.UN2~~R~,DWION
19591193B1::::::::Ul~=~:l=D~I~C
1957119561:::::::::::::::::::
1935----------------------19541....................-19531.....................
19521.....................
Ir1,S23 1,5561,693 1,6301,770 1,7041,783 1>7201,791 1,725l,s12 1,7371,s07 1,7351,637 1,7641,796 1,7241,743 1,6751,727 1,6601,668 1,6071,637 1,579
11
imwb4te I ~tal II Wite I Nonwhite
mm2,102 1,364 1,306 1,9732,170 1,633 1,577 2,0332,240 1,704 1,S4S 2,1202,241 1,7= 1,6s2 2,0932,271 1,722 1,667 S,l162,255 1,676 1>617 2,1012,216 1>237 1,ml 2,0622,116 1,597 1,546 1,9592,062 1,563 1,516 1,697
GROSS mODL!C~ON sA~
B=W~~R _-=12WION-Ccm.
19311--------------------- 1,3931s=---------------------- 1,5051949---------------------- 1,53.3194s---------------------- 1,314
1947---------------------- 1,5931946---------------------- 1,43019*---------------------- l,zls1944---------------------- 1,249
1643---------------------- 1,323le42---------------------- 1,2771943----------------------- 1,1661940---------------------- l,lsl
white
1,5341,4461,4s21,466
1,56S1,4061,1751,214
1,2941,2301,131l,oa2
ionwhite
2>0271>9401,2061,245
1,7661,6W1,4931,520
1>5431,4671,4581,422
TOtA1
Kmite Nonwhite
1,521 1,472 1,8651,435 1,3s7 1,7s01,439 1,397 1,743l,4m l,m 1,679,
1,505 1,492 1,5641,344 l,33i 1,4351,132 1,106 1,3231,163 1,339 1,334
1,228 1,2U 1,3461,125 1,171 1,2931,075 1>052 1,2421,027 1,002 1,209
~BaBe6on a 50-pement smla of births.“Mwes by 002.Or exclude data for =sldmts of New Jersey; see mcrmical dppenti.
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1-6 SECTION 1- NATALITY
Table 1-5. Intrinsic Vital Rates, by Color United States, 1940-63(Refers only to eventi occurrhg within the United St2tes. A166ka included begfnnfng 1959, znd Hawaii, 1960. Rates per 1,000 female population. For 1940-5s, basfc figures for
births are adjozted for underregistration; for 1959, rates are shown based on both adjusted ad registered births; for 1960-63, rates are based on registered births, Formethod of computation, see Technical Appendix, Vital Statistics of the United States, 19.62,Volume I)
19631 2-------------------------------------------19621 2-------------------------------------------19611---------------------------------------------19601---------------------------------------------19591 ‘-------------------------------------------
19591 4-------------------------------------------l95s1---------------------------------------------l9571---------------------------------------------l9561---------------------------------------------l955----------------------------------------------
1954`---------------------------------------------l9551---------------------------------------------19521---------------------------------------------l95l1---------------------------------------------1950----------------------------------------------
l949----------------------------------------------1948----------------------------------------------l947----------------------------------------------l946----------------------------------------------l945----------------------------------------------
l9M----------------------------------------------l945----------------------------------------------l942----------------------------------------------1941----------------------------------------------1940----------------------------------------------
mtal white
17.1 1.5.618.s 17.420.5 19.120.8 19.520.9 19.s
21.4 19.821.2 19.721.9 20.421.1 19.519.8 12.3
3.9.3 17.917.9 16.517.0 15.716.0 14.715.7 lz.3
13.9 3.2.613.6 1.2.71.3.4 15.o10.9 10.54.5 3.6
5.5 4.77.6 7.16.4 5.82.7 1.91.0 0.1
Ir26.7 24.627.9 25.s29.2 27.129.2 27.429.7 27.5
31.2 27.930.s 27.e31.3 28.430.9 27.729.3 26.7
L2S.7 26.426a 25.525.4 24.924.8 24.223.0 22.6
22.2 22.820.7 22..918.4 24.314.0 21.210.8 ---
11.z ---=.7 ---10.1 ---8.5 ---7.4 ---
23.224.625.826.229.Z
26.426.427.026.325.4
25.124.223.723.021.3
21.721.923.620.6---
---------------
Nonwhite
33.634.835.936.3,36.3
37.637.738.231.736.4
33.834.433.733.231,8
31.330.328.825.6---
---------------
Total tiite
7s 7.17.0 7.16.6 6,76.s 6,76.6 6.7
6.5 6.66.6 6.76.5 6,66.6 6.86.9 7.1
7.1 7.27.6 7.77.9 6,06.2 6.38,9 9,0
9.0 9.19.3 9,2
8.61::: 10.1--- ---
--- ------ ------- ------ ------ ---
E
Nonwhite
7.16,96.76.96,s
6,66,96,96,87
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SECTION 1- NATALIT’Y ,1-7
Table 1-6. Total Fertility Rates and Birthrates by Age of Mother and Color: United States, 1940-63(Refers only to births occurring witblRthe United States. Alaska fn.luded begiRRtig 1959, and Hawaii, 1960. Total fertility rates are thesum of birthrates byage of mother
multiplied by5. Birth rates are Eve birtisper l, OOOfemale popuktion Mspectiied group, enumerated asof April lfor 1940, 1950, and1960and estimated as of July lfor allother years. Figures forage of mother notstated arediatributed)
m
Registere& Births
l9632---------------------------------------------------------19622l9el2:::::::::::~::::::~::::~~~:~~~:~:~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~l~~:l96O2---------------------------------------------------------1959=----.---------.-----------------------------------------.
Births A6j&ted for Zhderregistration
l9592---------------------------------------------------------l958~---------------------------------------------------------l95l2---------------------------------------------------------l956=---------------------------------------------------------l955----------------------------------------------------------l9542-------------------------------------------------------------l9522---------------------------------------------------------l95l=---------------------------------------------------------l95o-----------------------------------------------------:----l949----------------------------------------------------------l948----------------------------------------------------------1941----------------------------------------------------------l946----------------------------------------------------------l9M----------------------------------------------------------l9M----------------------------------------------------------lDe----------------------------------------------------------“1942---------S------------------------------------------------l9Q----------------------------------------------------------
l9@----------------------------------------------------------
m
Registered Births
1963= 3-------------------------------------------------------
-.. .lE6l2---------------------------------------------------------l9W2---------------------------------------------------------l9592---------------------------------------------------------
Births Wwte&for Underregi9tratlon
l9592---------------------------------------------------------
19572---------------------------------------------------------l9562---------------------------------------------------------l955----------------------------------------------------------l9542---------------------------------------------------------
19522l95l2:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::1950----------------------------------------------------------l949----------------------------------------------------------194.9----------------------------------------------------------
l947----------------------------------------------------------l946----------------------------------------------------------l9K----------------------------------------------------------1944----------------------------------------------------------
l943----------------------------------------------------------l942----------------------------------------------------------lg&l-----------------,----------------------------------------l9a----------------------------------------------------------
NONWS2T6
Registered Births
19632 '-------------------------------------------------------19622 a------------:------------------------------------------19612---------------------------------------------------------
----l959=---------------------------------------------------------
Bi@h6 Adjuated for Underregistration
19592195eE:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::l9572---------------------------------------------------------l95e2---------------------------------------------------------l955----------------------------------------------------------l9542---------------------------------------------------------19532---------------------------------------------------------
19522---------------------------------------------------------lg51=---------------------------------------------------------
l!otalferti2.ityre.ti
3,331.63,471.03,627.63,653.63,ee9.7
3,71.2.43,7W.53,761.03,689.03,579.73,542.63>424.13,258.43,269.35,090.53;llo.13.108.6
3;273.52,942.72,491.22,567.62,71.2.32.628.22:399.1
3,199.73,345.43,W0.93,532.93,544.1
3,367.43j559.93,625.23,545.53,446.03,4M.13,306.’43,249.93,156.9
2.976.83;008.73,021.73,229.52,W0.92,421.22,500.52,664,32,S77.32,328.02,226.1
4,267.24,391.74,3m.14,522.14,594.7
4,774.34,726.94,797.g4,729.94,549.74,473.94,2e3.44.146.94;091.23,928.3
10-14years
0.90.80.90.20.9
0.90.91.01.00.90.91,00.90.91.01.01.00.90.70,80.20.90.70.70.7
0.40.40.40.40.4
0.40.50.50.30.30.40.40.40.4
0.40.40.40.40.30.30.30.30.30.20.2
4.03.94.04.04.2
4.04.35.64.74.64,95.15.25.45.1
3.3-19years
76.5el.388.069.169.1
90.491.496.394.692.590.66e.2e6.167.681.623.461.879.359.331.154.361.761.1se.9
54.1
68.273.27e.679.479.2
79.8
el. o65.283.279.279.077.275.075.970.072.171.169.250.642.145.352.151.847.66.3
139.9144.6152.8X8. 2160.3
167.1167.3172.6172.5168,3170,3165.4162.9166.7163.5
20-2,4years
231.?243.6253.E258.1237.5
260.1258.2260.E253.7242.C236.2224,6217.621.1.6196,6200.1200.3209.7181.613s.9151.6164.0165.1145.413506
224.923e.o247,9252.2251.7
253.5251.42S3.6247.1236.02=.7219.6212.s206.0190.4194.6195.5207.9179.8134.7147.9161.1
162.9141.6lzl.4
278.1283.7262.9294.2297.9
m8.9m5. 2=7.0299.1283.4274,72s1.4254.0252.3242.6
AOE OF MO=
25-29yeaxs
183.4191.3197.6197.4198.6
200.5196.3199.4194.7160.518.9.4le4.11s2.0175.3le6.1165.4163.4176.0161.2132.2136.3147.8142.71.28.7122.e
161.2le7.4?.94.3194.9193.3
196.7194.8193.6lW.6166.6193.0la?..5leo.5174.2165,1165.2163.9179.1164.0133.1127.7120.7145.6120.1123.6
21.1.2216.6221.6214.6220,2
227.3224.2226,1225.9219.6215.7206,4194.2184.2173.6
105.9108.7113.32.12.7114.4
1..13.6IJ.6.2118.9IJ.7.32.16.2116.9113.41.12.63.07.9103.7102.1103.71.7..7..9108.9100.298.199.591,883.3e3.4
102.3105.03.1o.1106.6Lu. 3
.u2.lJ113.om.91.14.4114.12.I.3.1111.6m. 4106.5102.6101.5103.63.13.oI.lo.o100.598.2
100.292.363.283,4
126.9132.2136.0135.6138.1
142.3142.31s.5139.4133,5131.3i25.7122.o117.9112.6
35-393’ears
51.252.C33.656.257.?
56.230.:59.s59.:58.757.$36.E35.254.132.953.534.556.956.756.934.652.247.946.146.3
49.830.253.154.055.1
55.755.657.437.036.7‘56.253.154.452.651.452.253.558.438.456.354.132.247.245.145.3
62.972.074.974.275.0
76.576.476.77E.675.472.970.066.666.364.3
40-44years
14.214.813.613.515.3
1.5.51.3.716.316.316.116.21.5.613.515.41.5.115.3ls.716.616.516.616.11.2.714.71.3.o1.5.6
13.414.114,614.714.7
14.814.e15.43.3.415.41.5.41.5.O14.814.614.514.6lz.z16.13.5.916.013.33.5.014.114.3lz.o
21.021.722.322.021.2
23.321.823.525.622.122.523.021.922.621.2
43-49
F-.l
0,90.90.90.90.9
1.10.91.11.01.01.01.01,31.11.21,31.31.41.51.61.41.51.61.71.9
0.80.60.90.80.9
0.8o.e0.80.80.90.90.90.91.01.01.11.11.21.31.41,21.31.31.41.6
1.51.51.51.71.6
1.81.92.02.02.12.12.22.22.22.6
1R8te8 canpute~ by relating births & mothers wed 45 years and o=r to f-k population wed 45-49 years.2Baned on a 60-percent @ample of births.‘Figore6 exclude data for rssidents of New Jersey; see %cbnical 4pen6ix.
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1-8 SECTION 1- NATALITY
Table 1-6. Total Fertility Rates and Birth Rates by Age of Mother and Color: Unifed States, 1940-63-Con.(See headnote at beeinninc of table)
m Ai70 COLOR‘rOtal
fertilityrate
Births .4djusti4 for Wrrs618tration-Con.I
l949----------------------------------------------------------l948----------------------------------------------------------l947----------------------------------------------------------l9M----------------------------------------------------------l9s----------------------------------------------------------l944----------------------------------------------------------l943----------------------------------------------------------194z---------------------------------.-.--------.-"------------l9a----------------------------------------------------------l9m----------------------------------------------------------
3,854.83,742.13,s75.33,23s.33,016.73,075.03,1ae.23,022.12,956.32,870.2
10-14 I 1.5-19y9sra pus
3.1 162.84.9 157.34.6 146.63.7 121.93.9 12.7.53.9 3.21.54.0 133.43.9 2.51.84.0 ua.33.7 121.7
I
2U.3 167.0 107.3237.0 159.6 104.1223.7 1=.6 102.4197.3 139.2 99.3172.1 125.4 97.1182.4 126.83.s7.2 125.11.62.3 13.9.6173.0 lle.1168.5 3.16.3
97.393.988.186.283.3
63.962.562.761.06143
36.436.934.054.133.7
21,120.421,421,822,321.521,320,621.s21.5
2,52.83
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SECTION 1- NATALITY 1-9
Table 1-8. Birth Rates by Age of Father and CO1OH United States, 1940, 1950; and 1959-63(Refers only to birtbe occurrfog witbfn tfze United Statee. Alaska included begfnning 1959, and Hawafi, 1960. Rates are live birtbs per 1,000 male population resitig h area for
spacffied group, enumerated ae of April 1 for 1940,1950 md1960 and estimated ae of July 1 for all other years. Figures for age of father not stated are ,dietributed)
AGE OFF-
E-54’Yearsl
YEAR m Com15.19yemsz
20-24yem’s
zs-ze
years35-39years
40.44years
50-54years
55 yearsand. over
F.eaisterecl Bitihs
19e3a-- ------------------------------------------1962s--------------------------------------------1961s19s0’ --------------------------------------------19599::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
84.290. (93. se4.c93.6
113.CZ1. c20.221.s21.1
175.:195.f195.[202.2201.:
235.6227.S234.6232.6233.2
144.4150.6138.c154.2154,1
79.182.(87.:87.489.1
37.640.043.042.645.1
14.5r5,c16.616.717.5
5.(5.E6.?6.26.?
0.90.91.01.01.0
Btis .4djuBtedfor Underre@stration
l9599--------------------------------------------1930---------------------------------------------1940---------------------------------------------
mm
96.781.C64.7
21.514.27.5
203.f142.(91.2
235.4166.7138.2
6.E7.:e.2
153.7141.92.13.2
90.?87.274.4
43.945.140.9
17.219.619.7
1.11.41.9
Registered Births
1963s 41962a 4------------------------------------------~g$l= ------------------------------------------
l66o"::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::1659a----- -- -------------------------------------
82.285.2ea.e89.890.5
3.6.916.7le.518.716.3
172.2123.6167.6191.1190.2
214.8220.5227.0226.7226.7
2.43.5145.33.52.114e.6149.4
7e.677.1el.se2.e64.4
3s.2=.7%.939.139.6
la.72.3.214.214.41.3.2
4.Z4.:4.$5.C5.1
0.70.70.70.70.7
Birtba Mju6ted for Underreglstratfon
19598--------------------------------------------1950---------------------------------------------1940---------------------------------------------
91.182.9el.7
le.4SL.15.5
191.4lzl.zel.9
228.0.7.61.s.135.0
130.32.39.33.1.a.4
85.164.372.8
40.242.33e.2
13.417.518.2
5.26.47.?
0.81.11.5
le633 4------------------------------------------1962a4------------------------------------------1961Q196&::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::le59a--------------------------------------------
3.28.7132.1136.12.36.013a.4
30.640.932.3.41.842.4
244.2275.3257.0284.6285.2
2e5.9264.4293.3276.2265.3
200.0189.3206.6191.9le3.o
130.o3.33.7137.4126.6.7.39.6
73,971.580,674.274.4
56.334.136.937.139.2
16.617.820.12.6.4lZ.6
4.24.04.44.14.2
Births Adjusted for Underregistration
1959s---- ----------------------------------------1950---------------------------------------------1640---------------------------------------------
lRahs computid by nlating total birt4m, reess of age of father, to male population aged 13-54 yeus.22bit8scomputed by m2atfng infmts tith fathers waler 20 years of 84!9to ~ pop@tlon aged E-19 years.‘Based on a 50-percent swle of births.%i~a exclude &ta for resi4ents .f New Jersey; see =chni.al AppenOSx.
143.alZ2.692.7
44.03s.924.4
295.3231.5173.6
295.2229.3166.6
Z02.3166.1220.4
3.35.3lz.z.l66.3
78.271.656.9
41.430.754.7
20.0le.418.0
4.55.16.4
I
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1-1o
Table 1–9.
SECTION 1- NATALITY
Birth Rates by Live-Birth Order and Color: United States, 1940-63(RefersonlytobirthsOccurrtigwit3dRtheUnitedStztes.A3zzkzincludedbegitig 1959,znd Hawzii,1960. Ratesare 2ivebirthsper 1,000femalepopu36tionaged15-44 years
in smcifiedcolormOuD. enumeratedas ofAnril1 for1940.1950.znd1960zndestimatedZ6 ofJuly1 forallotheryears. Live-birthordgrreferstonumber ofchildrenbornaliv~tomother. ~i~~s foibhthz oforder-notstated6re’distz~bute~
m AND COIOR
mm
Retisteed2irthsl9631----------------------------------------------------------------------19621---------------------------------------------------------------------IgN1---------------------------------------------------------------------Ig601.---------------------------------------------------------------------
Bf.rthsA65uszedfor Underre#stratl.n
l9591----------------------------------------------------------------------195s1----------------------------------------------------------------------19571---------------------------------------------------------------------l9561----------------------------------------------------------------------l955-----------------------------------------------------------------------19s41--------------------------------------------------------------------l953~----------------------------------------------------------------------19521----------------------------------------------------------------------19511----------------------------------------------------------------------l9m----------------------------------------------------------------------l949-----------------.----------------------...-..:-----------------------l9M----------------------------------------------------------------------l947-----------------------------------------------------------------------1946----------------------------------------------------------------------l945--------:--------------------------------------------------------------l944----------------------------------------------------------------------l943-----------------------------------------------------------------------l942-----------------------------------------------------------------------l9a----------------------------------------------------------------------l9m-----------------------------------------------------------------------
~
Re@steredWhs
196312--------------------------------------------------------------------196212--------------------------------------------------------------------l96l1----------------------------------------------------------------------l9m1----------------------------------------------------------------------19591----------------------------------------------------------------------
2irthsAd,juste&forUmderregistration
lCJ591---- ------------------------------------------------------------------
l95s1----------------------------------------------------------------------19571----------------------------------------------------------------------l9561----------------------------------------------------------------------l955-----------------------------------------------------------------------l9541----------------------------------------------------------------------19531----------------------------------------------------------------------l9521---------------------------------------------------------------------lg511---------------------------------------------------------------------l9m----------------------------------------------------------------------1949----------------------------------------------------------------------l9M-----------------------------------------------------------------------l947-----------------------------------------------------------------------l946---------------------------------------------------:-------------------l945----------------------------------------------------------------------l944-----------------------------------------------------------------------l943---------------------------------------------------------------------1942-----------------------------------------------------------------------19Q-----------------------------------------------------------------------l9m-----------------------------------------------------------------------
NOmE
Registered2irths
196312--------------------------------------------------------------------196212--------------------------------------------------------------------l96l1----------------------------------------------------------------------19w1----------------------------------------------------------------------19s91----------------------------------------------------------------------
=hs AdjustedforUnderre2istration
195a.----------------------------------------------------------------------19571---------------------------------------------------------------------
l955---------------------------------------------------------------------19541--------------------------------------------------------------------l9531----------------------------------------------------------------------19521-------- --------------------------------------------------------------19511----------------------------------------------------------------------
1266ed on a W-uercentsmnnleofbirthz.2~zures exclu69 dataforresidentsofNewJereey;seeTechnicalAgpendl%.
—-——
T0ta2.
108.4112.1117.2.U8.OI.la.a
120.z120.2122.9121.2
U8.53J.8.13.3.5.211.3.93.11.5106.2
107.1107.3113.3101.9
85.988.894.391.5
83.479.9
103.7107.512.2.2U3.23J.3.9
114.6114.9n7.7216.0113.s113.6111.o=0.1107.7102.3103.6104.3111.elC’J.4
83.486.392.389.5m.?77.1
144.8148.71s3.5
153.6
156.0
162.2160.5163.0
160.9155.3133.2147.3143.3142.1137.3
LZVE-BIRT31O=
1st
29.9m.131.1
31.131.5
31.732.233.733.532.933.633.434.034.935.3
36.239.646.738.528.9
37.532.229.3
29.429.7%.7m .831.2
31.331.933.433.232.633.333.334.133.033.336.339.947.839.529.0
=.435.238.332.529.4
33.833.033.6
33.633.9
34.9
34.736.1
35.93s.035.634.133.134.1
33.6
2a
26.1Z7.O28.4
29.229.9
m .1W.631.731.931.932.432.53Z.732.632.132.1
m.9m.z27.922.9Z3.EZ3.5Z2.9
20.7Zo .0
25.9Z6.928.329.229.9
3.030.631.731.952.032.832.933.132.932.332.231.1W.a26.523.324.Z25.923.120.720.0
Z7.628.0Z8.8
29.3
29.6
3.931.031.6
31.7%.729.7Z9.3Z9.ZZ9.9
W.3
19.921.1
22.4
22.623.0
Z3.223.3Z3.923.623.122.721.9Z1.320.0
16.417.116.115.614.513.4lz.s13.511.91.1.210.9
19.620.922.222.722.9
23.023.123.723.422.922.621.621.019.517.916.615.715.314.413.Z13.6L3.211.510.710.5
Z1.e22.6Z3.7
24.0
24.4
Z5.323.4Z5.7
25,2Z4.424.423.824.0
23.922.9
4th
13.113.6
14.614.614.5
14.714.414.4
13.913.312.6lz .011.310.Z
9,Z8.68.07.97.87.57.67.46.66.46.4
lz.613.314.014.113.9
14.113.813.713.112.612.0IJ. .110.4
9.48.&7.97.47.47.37.07.16.96.15.95.9
16..917.618.818.6
19.1
19.819.519.8
19.719.119.116.418.116.915.3
5th
7.88.28,5
6,Se.2
8,:8.17.9
7,67.26,E6.:S.f5.?4.C
4.74.:4.:4.$4,:4.!4,44.14.14.1
7.17.57.?7.f7.:
7.47.Z7.C6.C6.25.s5.43 !C4.54.14.C3.s4.C4 .C3.s4.C3.s3. E3.63.6
13.113.114.1
14.1
3.4.5
13.Z14.215,3
15.014.614.213.5lZ.4Z.1.z10.4
6thand7th
7.37’5
7.07$67.4
7,67,37,16.86,46.03.55,25.04.74,74,64,64.74.84494,.94,64474,8
6.16,26.46,15.9
6.05.75.63dz4,94.64.34.03.93.73.63.73.63.94.04.14,03.63.94.1
16.617.618.418.418.7
19.519.119,0
18.717.416,s15.414.213,512.6
6thandOvef
4’34.44,54’34.2
4,44,24,24.03.83.63#e3,63,63,63’73,63,73.84,04.04,03,94.14.3
2,9Z,9z#9Z,a2,6
2.8Z.72.7Z.6Z,5Z.52
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1- 1-11SECTION
Table 1-9. Birth Rates by Live-Birth Order and Color: United States, 1940-63-Con.(Seeheadnoteatbegioniogoftsble)
= ANO COIOR3d
I
t
6thad tlthmd7th over
t
4th 5tb
Ir135.1 35.4 B.8151.6 37.3 29.5125.9 38.4 26.2U3.9 31.1 23.4106.0 27.9 20.1108.5NOM-COD.BirthsAdju6te6forUn6.erregistration--Con.l949-----------------------------------------------------------------------194s-----------------------------------------------------------------------1941-----------------------------------------------------------------------l946-----------------------------------------------------------------------l945-----------------------------------------------------------------------l944----------------------------------------------------------------------- 14.0 9.812.9 9.212.1 8.811.8 8.7U.3 8.717..7 8,6 12.2 1.1.811.7 1.1.61.3..4 11.611.3 12..7l.1.s 11.91.1.3 11.6lr..o 11.610.5 11.110.6 3.3..310.4 U.3
28.7 21.1Z.1.l.o 31.0 22.2107.6 31!0 21.1105.4 29.8 20.6102.4 26.6 19.6
3.7..4 8.410.8 8.110.6 8.010.5 7.8
l942-----------------------------------------------------------------------1941-----------------------------------------------------------------------1940..---------------------------------------------------------------------
Table 1-10. Birth Rates by Live-Birth Order, for Native White Women: United States, 1920-63(Refersonlyto birthsocc.rrfngwithiotheUnitedStates.Alazka ticludedbeginzdng1959,andHawaii,1960.Ratesare iivebirthsper 1,000nativewhitefemalepoP.3ationaged
15-44year9,enumeratedas ofApril1 for1940,1950,md 19606ndestimatedas ofApril1 for1941-496ndas ofJuly1 forallotheryears. Live-birthorderreferstonumberofchildrenbornalivetomother. Figuzesforbirthsofordernotst6tedaredi9tzibuted)
6tb8th and.0-.
Total
16* 213 Zd 4th 5th 7th
19631 2-------------------------------------------------------196z1 2--19611 --------------------------------------------------------19601 -------------------------------------------------------
19591 -----------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------
1031071.2.4=5114
2627292930
3031323232
3333333332
3331312924
2527242120
1919181817
18171s1920
2020212222
2324242323
?021232323
1313141414
1414141313
2.233109s
88877
77666
66667
777s8
899
1010
1010101.7.11
76687
77776
65554
44444
44444
44444
55
‘536
66667
77767
44444
33333
l9591---------------------------------------------------------l9581---------------------------------------------------------19571--------------------------------------------------------l9561---------------------------------------------------------l935---------------------------------------------------------
mmm1.I.62.14
1141.3..7llclof10:
31323s333?
2323242323
44433
33332
19541--------------------------------------------------------19531--------------------------------------------------------l9321--------------------------------------------------------19511--------------------------------------------------------1950---------------------------------------------------------
2322212018
2235
343534
322
222
37434s413C
171616.1313
222.22
11
33
l949---------------------------------------------------------194s---------------------------------------------------------lo47---------------------------------------------------------1946----.------------.--.------------------------------------,l945---------------------------------------------------------
10512411410?8:
333
l944----------------------------------------------------------l943----------------------------------------------------------l942----------------------------------------------------------1941----------------------------------------------------------1940----------------------------------------------------------
8995928376
323740
1414En
3 2 3222
222
3333
3430 I.1 2 2
34444
1939----------------------------------------------------------l638----------------------------------------------------------l937----------------------------------------------------------l936----------------------------------------------------------l9s----------------------------------------------------------
7676757475
303129262s
1010101010
233
22222
33
33
222
l934----------------------------------------------------------1533----------------------------------------------------------
l932----------------------------------------------------------1931----------------------------------------------------------1930----------------------------------------------------------
7674798286
26 424 4
35
262729
11 444
1212
33
33333
44444
5
131314142.6
56667
l929----------------------------------------------------------l928----------------------------------------------------------l627----------------------------------------------------------1926----------------------------------------------------------l925----------------------------------------------------------
66909596100
104103104Z.12109
2829303031
44355
163.3161616
553
777
1924----------------------------------------------------------l923----------------------------------------------------------1922T---------------------------------------------------------1921----------------------------------------------------------1920----------------------------------------------------------
3231323633
65
87
193sedon a 50.percentstzmpleof birth3.2Fiws excludedataforresidentsof NewJersey;see~chnicalAppendix.aIuoludesad.iuBWnteforstatesnotin thebirth-registration-a priorb 1953. For1920-39,ra~s = est~a~s PmPa=6-by p. K. ~elPtOn. *e NatiOn~ officeOf vi=
Statistics,!!Birt,hsand3irtbR8tesin theEntireUnite&States,1909to 1948,” VitalStatistics-3peci81Reports,Vol.33,No.a, 1950.
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1-12 SECTION 1- NATALITY
Table 1-11. Birth Rates by Age of Mother, Live-Birth Order, and CO1OK United States, 1963(Refers oniy to birtbs occwring within tbe United Ststss. Bassd on a 50-percent sample of births. Rates are five births per 1,000 female popuktfon fn s~cffied age and color
group, estimated as of July 1. Live-birth order refers to number of cbil&en born alfve to mother. Figures by color exclude data for residents of New Jersefi see TechnicalAppendix. Figores for botb age of mother and bfrtbs of order not stated are distributed)
15-leyears
20-24years
25-29yews
33.39yews
30.34yews
40-44years
45.49yeml?
76.S—~------------------------------------------------ 108.4 II 0.9 231.3- 1C6.9— 51.2 0,9
0,00,10.3.0,10,1a,z0.3
0,8
O,a0,10,15,10
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II SECTION 1- NATALITY 1-13
Table l-13. Median Age of Mother, by Live-Birth Order and Color: United States, 1940, 1950, and 1960-63
1 (Ala6ka included beginning 1959, azzd Hawaii, 1960. Mediaos computed from dstributionsof iivebirtbs by5-year age groups of mothers. Live-birtb order refers to number ofcbildrenborn alive to mother. Births of order not stated are distributed)n2AR ANo Com
~19632---------------------------------------------------------------------19S22---------------------------------------------------------------------
----19601.--------------------------------------------------------------------1950----------------------------------------------------------------------
1940----------------------------------------------------------------------
hlrzm
196312 -------------------------------------------------------------------19621 ~--.----------------------------------------------------------------
19611---------------------------------------------------------------------19601---------------------------------------------------------------------
1950----------------------------------------------------------------------l94o-------------.:-------------------------------------------------------
NO~
19631 =-------------------------------------------------------------------19621 2-------------------------------------------------------------------1961319601---------------------------------------------------------------------~950 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
1940----------------------------------------------------------------------
11
25.3
23.823.824.024.125.925.8
22.222.222.322.322.621.9
27.627.1
26.726.827.027.128.027.6
23.923.924.024.024.123.7
4tb
28.528.52,.628.729.128.7
26.82e.929.129.2ze.729.3
25.72S.725.925.926.025.7
30.0 31.930.0 31.930.2 31.930.2 31.930.4 32.330.4 32.8
27.5 29.427.5 29.527.S 29.627.7 29.627.S 30.027.9 30.5
)thand over
35.135.155.135.236.437.0
35.933.933.936.037.037.4
33,933.934.034.035.235.7
12aac& on 8 50-percent smnple of bitis.22’Iguresexclude data for resi6ent8 of New Jersey; see *ohnicaJ. APPnd3x.
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t
1-14 SECTION 1- NATALITY
I Table 1-14. Percentage Distribution of Women by Parity and Exact Age in Selected Groups of Cohorts
From 1876-80 to 1945-49: United States, 1920-64(Alaska ticluded beginzrizzg 1959, and Rawaii, 1960. Parity refers to number of Iiveborn children borne by a womsn’as of a particular time. Based on cumuktive rates shown fzr
table 1-17 of this report and in table 2 of” Fertility Tables for Birth Cohortz of American Women, Part l,” by P. K. Whelpton and A. A. Campbell, National office of Vit21 Sta-
tistics, Vital Statistics-Special Reports, Vol. 51, No. 1, 1!
‘~33-19 years:
1945-49---------------------------------------1944-48---------------------------------------1943-L7---------------------------------------19&2-46---------------------------------------19U-K ---------------------------------------1936-40---------------------------------------1931-s ---------------------------------------1926-S---------------------------------------1921-25---------------------------------------1916-20---------------------------------------193.1-16---------------------------------------1W6-10---------------------------------------lW1-05---------------------------------------
20-24 years:1940-44---------------------------------------1939-43---------------------------------------1936-42---------------------------------------1957-41---------------------------------------
1936-40---------------------------------------1931-33---------------------------------------1926-W-----------------------------—--------1921-25---------------------------------------1916-20---------------------------------------19r.1-13---------------------------------------1606-10---------------------------------------lWl-05---------------------------------------1896-19C0-------------------------------------
25-2e F=S:19s-39---------------------------------------1934-38---------------------------------------1933-37---------------------------------------1932-36---------------------------------------1931-s ---------------------------------------1926-X ---------------------------------------1921-25---------------------------------------1916-20---------------------------------------1911-15---------------------------------------1W6-10---------------------------------------1901-05---------------------------------------1296-1200---------=---------------------------1891-95---------------------------------------
30-34 Wins:1930-34---------------------------------------1929-33---------------------------------------1928-32---------------------------------------1927-31---------------------------------------1926-w-----1921-23-----:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::~:1916-20---------------------------------------19U-E ---------------------------------------1906-10---------------------------------------lWl-05---------------------------------------1896-19m -------------------------------------1291-95---------------------------------------1866-W---------------------------------------
35-39 years:1925-29---------------------------------------1924-28---------------------------------------1923-27---------------------------------------1922-26---------------------------------------1921-25---------------------------------------1916-20---------------------------------7-----19u-s ---------------------------------------1%6-10---------------------------------------1201-05---------------------------------------189S-lW -------------------------------------1691-95---------------------------------------1266-W ---------------------------------------1681-65---------------------------------------
40-44 years:1920-24---------------------------------------1919-25---------------------------------------1918-22----------,-----------------------------1917-21---------------------------------------1916-20---------------------------------------19U-M ---------------------------------------1W6-10---------------------------------------lW1-05---------------------------------------1896---------------------------------------
.-1866-W ---------------------------------------1661-63---------------------------------------1276-W ---------------------------------------
196419631962196119W1955195012431940193319W1925Mm
196419631962196119’W19s193U19431940193319s19251920
1964
193319m19231920
1994
1962196119601955le3019451901933
16251920
19641963126219611950195519m19431940195319301925162U
19641963
1961194019551930194319401935193019251920—
0. For meti
T
100.0100.0120.0lW.OlW.O120.0100.0lCO.O120.0lW.O1oo.olW.OlW.O
100.0lm.olW.O100.0100.0lW. OlW,OlW.O120.0120.0 I120.0lW.OlW.O
100.0lco.o100.0lW.O100.0100.0lW. O100.0Im.o3.00,0100.0100.0lW.O
lW.OlW.O120.0100.0100.0lW.O100.01s0.0lW.O100.0lW. o100.0lW.O
100.0100.01oo.olW.OlW.O100.0lQC.O1oo.olW. OlW.O100.0100,0lm.o
lW.OlW.OlW.OlW.OlW.Olm.o100.0120.0lW.O100.0lW.O100.0lm.o
I of computation, see Technical Appendix)
92.892.692.592.392.092.192.994.994.995.494.794.595.2
49.047.746.746.346.250.’435.763.267.267.963.561.062.7
17.617.317.417.916.924.328.437.845.741.536.354.835.1
Z1.412.2lz.o13.714.02.3.722.026.7m.226.724.525.324.1
11.611.73.2.0U. 9
3s.017.122.424.722.921.219.720
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SECTION 1- NATALI~
Table 1-15. Birth Probabilities by Exact Age and Parity of Mother: United States, 1940, 1950, and 1956-63
1-15
(Alasfca included beginnfng 1959, snd Hawsii, 1960. Based on births adjusted for underregistration end numbers of women adjusted for underenumeration 2nd missktementa of
I -e h the cenzuzes. Psrity refers to the number of Lfveborn children borne by a woma as of a particular time. Probabifitie8 are the number of birtis per 1,000 women inspecified p6rity and exact age group. FigOres k the “O pzrity” column show tbe probability of first birtha to “O parity” women, those in the “1 pari~’ column show the prob-abiUty of second births to”1 pari~’ women, etc.)
15.19 yeara :l963--------------------------------------------------------------------l962--------------------------------------------------------------------1961-------------------------------------------------------------------ls60------------------------------------------------------------------l959--------------------------------------------------------------------le58--------------------------------------------------------------------l957--------------------------------------------------------------------1956--------------------------------------------------------------------lso-------------------------------------------------------------------1940-------------------------------------------------------------------
20-24 YeWE:1963l96Z::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::lS61--------------------------------------------------------------------1960--------------------------------------------------------------------l959--------------------------------------------------------------------l938--------------------------------------------------------------------1257l956::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::2e5o---.----------------------i-----------------------------------------1940--------------------------------------------------------------------
25-ze years:l963--------------------------------------------------------------------196Z--------------------------------------------------------------------1961--------------------------------------------------------------------1960--------------------------------------------------------------------l959--------------------------------------------------------------------l938--------------------------------------------------------------------19s7--------------------------------------------------------------------l956--------------------------------------------------------------------1250--------------------------------------------------------------------ls40--------------------------------------------------------------------
50-s4 years:19s3.-------------------------------------------------------------------l262--------------------------------------------------------------------19sl--------------------------------------------------------------------1960--------------------------------------------------------------------les9--------------------------------------------------------------------l956--------------------------------------------------------------------l937--------------------------------------------------------------------1956--------------------------------------------------------------------1950--------------------------------------------------------------------1940-------------------------------------------------------------------
35-32 years:l263--------------------------------------------------------------------l962--------------------------------------------------------------------1261--------------------------------------------------------------------1960--------------------------------------------------------------------l259------.-----------------------------------L-------------------------l%a--------------------------------------------------------------------1957--------------.------------------------------------------:----------195s--------------------------------------------------------------------le50--------------------------------------------------------------------1940--------------------------------------------------------------------
40-44 yews:l963---------------------------------------------------------------------l9S2--------------------------------------------------------------------1961---------