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32. 1997 Economic Census
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85. Births to Teens, Unmarried Mothers, and Prenatal Care:
[Represents registered births. Excludes births to nonresidents of the United States.Data are based on race of mother]
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Characteristics
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1987
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1988
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1989
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1990
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1991
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1992
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1993
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1994
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1995
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1996
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1997
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1998
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Percent of births to teenage mothers
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12.4
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12.5
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12.8
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12.8
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12.9
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12.7
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12.8
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13.1
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13.1
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12.9
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12.7
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12.5
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White
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10.4
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10.5
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10.7
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10.9
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11.0
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10.9
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11.0
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11.3
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11.5
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11.3
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11.2
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11.1
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Black
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22.6
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22.7
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23.1
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23.1
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23.1
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22.7
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22.7
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23.2
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23.1
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22.8
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22.2
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21.5
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American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut
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18.9
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18.4
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18.8
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19.5
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20.3
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20.0
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20.3
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21.0
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21.4
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20.9
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20.8
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20.9
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Asian and Pacific Islander 1
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5.5
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5.7
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6.1
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5.7
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5.8
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5.6
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5.7
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5.7
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5.6
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5.3
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5.2
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5.4
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Filipino
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6.0
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6.2
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6.4
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6.1
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6.1
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5.6
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5.8
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6.0
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6.2
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6.1
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5.9
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6.2
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Chinese
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1.1
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1.1
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1.2
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1.2
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1.1
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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0.9
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0.9
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0.9
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0.9
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Japanese
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2.7
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2.8
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2.9
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2.9
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2.7
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2.6
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2.7
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2.8
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2.5
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2.5
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2.2
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2.4
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Hawaiian
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15.4
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15.4
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16.4
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18.4
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18.1
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18.4
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18.5
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19.6
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19.1
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18.4
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18.6
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18.8
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Other
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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6.5
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6.4
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6.3
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5.8
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5.7
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5.8
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Hispanic origin 2
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16.3
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16.4
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16.7
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16.8
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17.2
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17.1
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17.4
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17.8
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17.9
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17.4
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17.0
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16.9
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Mexican
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17.3
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17.3
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17.4
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17.7
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18.1
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18.0
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18.2
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18.6
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18.8
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18.1
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17.7
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17.5
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Puerto Rican
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20.5
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21.4
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21.9
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21.7
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21.7
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21.4
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22.3
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23.2
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23.5
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23.1
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22.3
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21.9
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Cuban
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6.2
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6.1
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7.0
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7.7
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7.1
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7.1
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6.8
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7.3
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7.7
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7.6
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7.4
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6.9
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Central and South American
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8.0
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8.1
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8.6
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9.0
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9.4
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9.6
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9.9
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10.4
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10.6
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10.5
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10.5
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10.3
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Other and unknown Hispanic
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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21.0
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20.8
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20.1
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19.8
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19.8
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20.2
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Percent births to unmarried mothers
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24.5
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25.7
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27.1
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26.6
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28.0
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30.1
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31.0
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32.6
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32.2
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32.4
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32.4
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32.8
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White
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16.7
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17.7
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19.0
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16.9
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18.0
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22.6
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23.6
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25.4
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25.3
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25.7
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25.8
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26.3
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Black
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62.2
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63.5
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64.5
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66.7
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68.2
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68.1
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68.7
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70.4
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69.9
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69.8
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69.2
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69.1
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American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut
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44.9
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45.6
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(NA)
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53.6
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55.3
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55.3
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55.8
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57.0
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57.2
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58.0
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58.7
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59.3
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Asian and Pacific Islander 1
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11.5
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12.0
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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14.7
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15.7
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16.2
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16.3
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16.7
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15.6
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15.6
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Filipino
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13.4
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14.5
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(NA)
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15.9
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16.8
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16.8
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17.7
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18.5
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19.5
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19.4
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19.5
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19.7
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Chinese
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4.9
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4.3
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(NA)
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5.0
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5.5
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6.1
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6.7
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7.2
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7.9
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9.2
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6.5
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6.4
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Japanese
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8.0
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8.6
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(NA)
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9.6
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9.8
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9.8
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10.0
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11.2
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10.8
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11.4
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10.1
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9.7
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Hawaiian
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35.0
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35.9
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(NA)
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45.0
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45.0
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45.7
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47.8
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48.6
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49.0
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49.9
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49.1
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51.1
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Other
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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16.1
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16.4
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16.2
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16.5
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15.6
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15.2
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Hispanic origin 2
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32.6
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34.0
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35.5
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36.7
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38.5
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39.1
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40.0
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43.1
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40.8
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40.7
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40.9
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41.6
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Mexican
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28.9
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30.6
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31.7
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33.3
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35.3
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36.3
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37.0
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40.8
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38.1
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37.9
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38.9
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39.6
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Puerto Rican
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53.0
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53.3
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55.2
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55.9
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57.5
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57.5
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59.4
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60.2
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60.0
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60.7
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59.4
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59.5
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Cuban
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16.1
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16.3
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17.5
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18.2
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19.5
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20.2
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21.0
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22.9
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23.8
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24.7
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24.4
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24.8
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Central and South American
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37.1
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36.4
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38.9
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41.2
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43.1
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43.9
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45.2
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45.9
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44.1
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44.7
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41.8
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42.0
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Other and unknown Hispanic
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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38.7
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43.5
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44.0
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43.5
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43.6
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45.3
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Percent of mothers beginning
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prenatal care 1st trimester
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74.4
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75.9
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75.5
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74.2
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76.2
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77.7
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78.9
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80.2
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81.3
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81.9
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82.5
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82.8
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White
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77.9
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79.4
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79.0
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77.7
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79.5
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80.8
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81.8
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82.8
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83.6
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84.0
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84.7
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84.8
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Black
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59.3
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61.1
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60.4
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60.7
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61.9
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63.9
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66.0
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68.3
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70.4
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71.4
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72.3
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73.3
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American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut
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(NA)
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(NA)
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60.5
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57.9
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59.9
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62.1
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63.4
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65.2
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66.7
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67.7
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68.1
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68.8
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Asian and Pacific Islander 1
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(NA)
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(NA)
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75.6
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(NA)
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(NA)
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76.6
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77.6
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79.7
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79.9
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81.2
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82.1
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83.1
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Filipino
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(NA)
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(NA)
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78.0
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77.1
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77.1
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78.7
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79.3
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81.3
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80.9
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82.5
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83.3
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84.2
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Chinese
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(NA)
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(NA)
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81.9
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81.3
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82.3
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83.8
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84.6
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86.2
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85.7
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86.8
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87.4
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88.5
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Japanese
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(NA)
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(NA)
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86.7
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87.0
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87.7
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88.2
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87.2
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89.2
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89.7
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89.3
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89.3
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90.2
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Hawaiian
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(NA)
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(NA)
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69.7
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65.8
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68.1
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69.9
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70.6
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77.0
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75.9
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78.5
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78.0
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78.8
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Other
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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74.4
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76.2
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77.0
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78.4
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79.7
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80.9
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Hispanic origin 2
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61.0
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61.3
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59.5
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60.2
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61.0
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64.2
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66.6
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68.9
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70.8
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72.2
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73.7
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74.3
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Mexican
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60.0
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58.3
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56.7
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57.8
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58.7
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62.1
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64.8
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67.3
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69.1
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70.7
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72.1
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72.8
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Puerto Rican
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57.4
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63.2
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62.7
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63.5
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65.0
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67.8
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70.0
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71.7
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74.0
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75.0
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76.5
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76.9
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Cuban
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83.1
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83.4
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83.2
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84.8
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85.4
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86.8
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88.9
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90.1
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89.2
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89.2
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90.4
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91.8
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Central and South American
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59.1
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62.8
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60.8
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61.5
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63.4
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66.8
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68.7
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71.2
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73.2
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75.0
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76.9
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78.0
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Other and unknown Hispanic
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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70.0
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72.1
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74.3
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74.6
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76.0
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74.8
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Percent of mothers beginning
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prenatal care 3d trimester or no care
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6.0
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6.1
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6.4
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6.0
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5.8
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5.2
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4.8
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4.4
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4.2
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4.0
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3.9
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3.9
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White
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4.9
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5.0
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5.2
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4.9
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4.7
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4.2
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3.9
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3.6
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3.5
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3.3
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3.2
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3.3
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Black
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10.7
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10.9
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11.7
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10.9
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10.7
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9.9
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9.0
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8.2
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7.6
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7.3
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7.3
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7.0
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American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut
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(NA)
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(NA)
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11.9
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12.9
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12.2
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11.0
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10.3
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9.8
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9.5
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8.6
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8.6
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8.5
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Asian and Pacific Islander 1
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(NA)
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(NA)
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5.8
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(NA)
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(NA)
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4.9
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4.6
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4.1
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4.3
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3.9
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3.8
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3.6
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Filipino
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(NA)
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(NA)
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4.6
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4.5
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5.0
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4.3
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4.0
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3.6
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4.1
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3.3
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3.3
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3.1
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Chinese
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(NA)
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(NA)
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3.5
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3.4
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3.4
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2.9
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2.9
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2.7
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3.0
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2.5
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2.4
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2.2
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Japanese
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(NA)
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(NA)
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2.6
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2.9
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2.5
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2.4
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2.8
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1.9
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2.3
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2.2
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2.7
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2.1
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Hawaiian
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(NA)
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(NA)
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7.6
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8.7
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7.5
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7.0
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6.7
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4.7
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5.1
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5.0
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5.4
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4.7
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Other
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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5.4
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4.8
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5.0
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4.6
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4.4
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4.2
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Hispanic origin 2
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12.7
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12.1
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13.0
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12.0
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11.0
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9.5
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8.8
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7.6
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7.4
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6.7
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6.2
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6.3
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Mexican
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13.0
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13.9
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14.6
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13.2
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12.2
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10.5
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9.7
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8.3
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8.1
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7.2
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6.7
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6.8
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Puerto Rican
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17.1
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10.2
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11.3
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10.6
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9.1
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8.0
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7.1
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6.5
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5.5
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5.7
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5.4
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5.1
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Cuban
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3.9
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3.6
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4.0
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2.8
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2.4
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2.1
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1.8
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1.6
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2.1
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1.6
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1.5
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1.2
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Central and South American
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13.5
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9.9
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11.9
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10.9
|
9.5
|
7.9
|
7.3
|
6.5
|
6.1
|
5.5
|
5.0
|
4.9
|
|
|
Other and unknown Hispanic
|
(NA)
|
(NA)
|
(NA)
|
(NA)
|
(NA)
|
(NA)
|
7.0
|
6.2
|
6.0
|
5.9
|
5.3
|
6.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percent of births
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
with low birth weight 3
|
6.9
|
6.9
|
7.0
|
7.0
|
7.1
|
7.1
|
7.2
|
7.3
|
7.3
|
7.4
|
7.5
|
7.6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White
|
5.7
|
5.6
|
5.7
|
5.7
|
5.8
|
5.8
|
6.0
|
6.1
|
6.2
|
6.3
|
6.5
|
6.5
|
|
|
Black
|
12.7
|
13.0
|
13.2
|
13.3
|
13.6
|
13.3
|
13.3
|
13.2
|
13.1
|
13.0
|
13.0
|
13.0
|
|
|
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut
|
6.2
|
6.1
|
6.4
|
6.1
|
6.2
|
6.2
|
6.4
|
6.4
|
6.6
|
6.5
|
6.8
|
6.8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Asian and Pacific Islander 1
|
6.4
|
6.3
|
6.9
|
(NA)
|
(NA)
|
6.6
|
6.6
|
6.8
|
6.9
|
7.1
|
7.2
|
7.4
|
|
|
Filipino
|
7.3
|
7.1
|
7.3
|
7.3
|
7.3
|
7.4
|
7.0
|
7.8
|
7.8
|
7.9
|
8.3
|
8.2
|
|
|
Chinese
|
5.0
|
4.7
|
5.0
|
4.7
|
5.1
|
5.0
|
4.9
|
4.8
|
5.3
|
5.0
|
5.1
|
5.3
|
|
|
Japanese
|
6.3
|
6.2
|
6.4
|
6.2
|
5.9
|
7.0
|
6.5
|
6.9
|
7.3
|
7.3
|
6.8
|
7.5
|
|
|
Hawaiian
|
6.6
|
6.8
|
7.2
|
7.2
|
6.7
|
6.9
|
6.8
|
7.2
|
6.8
|
6.8
|
7.2
|
7.2
|
|
|
Other
|
(NA)
|
(NA)
|
(NA)
|
(NA)
|
(NA)
|
(NA)
|
6.9
|
7.1
|
7.1
|
7.4
|
7.5
|
7.8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hispanic origin 2
|
6.2
|
6.2
|
6.2
|
6.1
|
6.1
|
6.1
|
6.2
|
6.2
|
6.3
|
7.4
|
6.4
|
6.4
|
|
|
Mexican
|
5.7
|
5.6
|
5.6
|
5.5
|
5.6
|
5.6
|
5.8
|
5.8
|
5.8
|
5.9
|
6.0
|
6.0
|
|
|
Puerto Rican
|
9.3
|
9.4
|
9.5
|
9.0
|
9.4
|
9.2
|
9.2
|
9.1
|
9.4
|
9.2
|
9.4
|
9.7
|
|
|
Cuban
|
5.9
|
5.9
|
5.8
|
5.7
|
5.6
|
6.1
|
6.2
|
6.3
|
6.5
|
6.5
|
6.8
|
6.5
|
|
|
Central and South American
|
5.7
|
5.6
|
5.8
|
5.8
|
5.9
|
5.8
|
5.9
|
6.0
|
6.2
|
6.0
|
6.3
|
6.5
|
|
|
Other and unknown Hispanic
|
(NA)
|
(NA)
|
(NA)
|
(NA)
|
(NA)
|
(NA)
|
7.5
|
7.5
|
7.5
|
7.7
|
7.9
|
7.6
|
|
NA Not available.
1 Includes other races not shown separately.
2 Hispanic persons may be of any race. Includes other types, not shown separately.
3 Births less than 2,500 grams (5 lb.-8 oz.).
Source: U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, Vital Statistics of theUnited States, annual; and National Vital Statistics Reports (NVSR)(formerly Monthly Vital Statistics
Report).http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss.htm
https://allcountries.org/uscensus/85_births_to_teens_unmarried_mothers_and.html
These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.
Copyright © 2019 Photius Coutsoukis and Information Technology Associates, all rights reserved.
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