TABLE 24
LIVE BIRTHS TO FEMALES 19 OR LESS YEARS OF AGE AS PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL
LIVE BIRTHS BY AREA, ETHNIC GROUP AND YEAR, ARIZONA, 1985-1995
| Group | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 |
| ARIZONA, TOTAL1
# Births (all ages) # Births to Teenagers % Births to Teenagers |
59,344 8,026 13.5 |
60,822 8,376 13.8 |
63,320 8,775 13.9 |
65,544 9,043 13.8 |
67,128 9,375 14.0 |
68,814 9,767 14.2 |
68,040 10,108 14.9 |
68,675 10,307 15.0 |
69,037 10,438 15.1 |
70,896 10,858 15.3 |
72,386 10,973 15.2 |
| URBAN COUNTIES2
# Births (all ages) # Births to Teenagers % Births to Teenagers |
44,058 5,699 12.9 |
45,757 6,010 13.1 |
47,548 6,229 13.1 |
49,325 6,467 13.1 |
50,436 6,737 13.4 |
54,274 7,330 13.5 |
53,759 7,653 14.2 |
54,391 7,852 14.4 |
54,627 7,887 14.4 |
58,733 8,862 15.1 |
60,293 8,956 14.9 |
| RURAL COUNTIES
# Births (all ages) # Births to Teenagers % Births to Teenagers |
15,286 2,327 15.2 |
15,065 2,366 15.7 |
15,772 2,546 16.1 |
16,219 2,576 15.9 |
16,692 2,638 15.8 |
14,540 2,437 16.8 |
14,281 2,455 17.2 |
14,284 2,455 17.2 |
14,410 2,551 17.7 |
12,163 1,996 16.4 |
12,093 2,017 16.7 |
| WHITE3
# Births (all ages) # Births to Teenagers % Births to Teenagers |
37,972 4,024 10.6 |
38,044 3,956 10.4 |
39,616 4,220 10.7 |
39,821 4,181 10.5 |
39,484 4,104 10.4 |
39,733 4,116 10.4 |
38,213 4,061 10.3 |
37,727 4,060 10.8 |
37,381 4,024 10.8 |
37,780 4,023 10.6 |
38,488 4,042 10.5 |
| HISPANIC
# Births (all ages) # Births to Teenagers % Births to Teenagers |
13,062 2,529 19.4 |
14,044 2,808 20.0 |
14,402 2,886 20.0 |
15,952 3,099 19.4 |
17,663 3,459 19.6 |
19,321 3,941 20.4 |
20,231 4,255 21.0 |
21,553 4,543 21.1 |
22,247 4,688 21.1 |
23,724 5,075 21.4 |
25,141 5,351 21.3 |
| BLACK
# Births (all ages) # Births to Teenagers % Births to Teenagers |
1,969 432 21.9 |
2,157 481 22.3 |
2,289 517 22.6 |
2,406 552 22.9 |
2,528 593 23.5 |
2,562 562 21.9 |
2,518 620 24.6 |
2,447 570 23.3 |
2,402 581 24.2 |
2,477 576 23.3 |
2,233 491 22.0 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN
# Births (all ages) # Births to Teenagers % Births to Teenagers |
5,478 1,005 18.3 |
5,718 1,086 19.0 |
6,036 1,098 18.2 |
6,240 1,144 18.3 |
6,338 1,137 17.9 |
6,231 1,101 17.7 |
6,076 1,102 18.1 |
5,872 1,080 18.4 |
5,781 1,060 18.3 |
5,513 1,095 19.9 |
5,086 991 19.5 |
1Includes records for
ethnic groups other than White, Hispanic, Black or Native American.
2 Prior to 1990, Maricopa
and Pima Counties were delineated by the Census Bureau as urbanized areas
in Arizona. Beginning in 1990, Yuma County, and in 1993 Pinal County, met
the criteria of the Census Bureau and were classified as urban. The remaining
counties comprise Arizona's rural areas.
3 Not of Hispanic
origin.