TABLE 2.
Age-Specific Birth Rates and Total Fertility Rates by Race and Hispanic Origin of Mother: United States, 2011 (Preliminary)
Age-Specific Birth Rate by Age of Mothera
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Total Fertility Rateb | ||||||||
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15–44 yc | 15–17 y | 18–19 y | 20–24 y | 25–29 y | 30–34 y | 35–39 y | 40–44 y | ||
Total | 63.2 | 15.4 | 54.1 | 85.3 | 107.2 | 96.5 | 47.2 | 10.3 | 1894.5 |
Non-Hispanic white | 58.8 | 9.0 | 40.0 | 72.0 | 105.4 | 100.3 | 46.0 | 9.3 | 1778.0 |
Non-Hispanic black | 65.5 | 24.6 | 78.9 | 112.4 | 101.8 | 74.1 | 37.9 | 9.3 | 1922.5 |
Native Americand | 47.8 | 18.3 | 61.7 | 86.8 | 75.5 | 47.5 | 23.2 | 5.5 | 1377.0 |
Asian or Pacific Islander | 59.9 | 4.6 | 18.2 | 41.9 | 93.6 | 114.8 | 64.1 | 15.2 | 1705.5 |
Hispanice | 75.7 | 27.9 | 81.2 | 115.3 | 120.5 | 94.4 | 50.9 | 13.0 | 2225.0 |
Race and Hispanic origin are reported separately on birth certificates. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. Race categories are consistent with the 1977 OMB standards. Forty states and the District of Columbia reported multiple-race data in 2011. Multiple-race data for these states were bridged to the single-race categories of the 1977 OMB standards for comparability with other states. Data source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/NCHS, National Vital Statistics System: natality.
Rates per 1000 women in age-specific group.
Sum of age-specific birth rates × 5 (includes rates for ages 10–14, 15–19, and 45–49 y; not shown separately).
Relates the number of births to women of all ages to women aged 15–44 y.
Includes births to Aleuts and Eskimos.
Includes all persons of Hispanic origin of any race.