Back To ADHS Home PageAPPENDIX C.
ESTIMATED PREGNANCY RATES BY ETHNIC GROUP AMONG FEMALES 15-17 YEARS OLD
IN 1995 AND REQUIRED REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF PREGNANCIES
TO ACHIEVE THE ARIZONA 2000 OBJECTIVE
| Ethnic group: |
1990 census share* | Estimated 1995 population | Number of pregnancies in 1995 | Estimated pregnancy rate in 1995 | No. of pregnancies required for a rate of 45/1,000 |
Required reduction in the number of pregnancies |
| (A) | (B) | (C) | (D) | (E) | (D)-(E) | |
| Non-Hispanic white | 59.8 | 49,871 | 1,819 | 36.5 | 2,244 | NRR** |
| Hispanic | 26.4 | 22,016 | 2,445 | 111.1 | 990 | -1,455 |
| Black | 3.7 | 3,086 | 219 | 71 | 139 | -80 |
| American Indian | 8.4 | 6,755 | 411 | 60.8 | 304 | -107 |
| Asian | 1.7 | 1,417 | 34 | 24 | 64 | NRR** |
* Number of females in specified ethnic group per 1,000
females 15-17 years old in 1990.
** NRR: no reduction required: the 1995 rate is already lower than the
objective.
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