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U.S. women are having more children, new report shows.(Brief Article)
1902 MAR 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women in the United States are having more children than at any time in almost 30 years, according to the latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) birth statistics released by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson. At the same time, Secretary Thompson said that births to teens continue to decline.
In 2000, the average number of children born to women over a lifetime was 2.1, according to a new CDC report, Births: Final Data for 2000. During most of the 1970s and 1980s women gave birth to fewer than two children on average, a rate insufficient to replace the population (2.1 is considered the population's replacement level).
Increased fertility in 2000 was reported for all age groups except teenagers.
Birth rates for teenagers fell to 48.5 births per 1000 females 15-19 years of age in 2000, a 22% decline from the record high of 62.1 in 1991.
"The continued decline in the teen birth rate is very encouraging," said Secretary Thompson. "Reducing teen pregnancy is an important health goal for our nation."
The birth rate for teens 15-17 was down 5%, while the rate for 18- to 19-year-olds declined 1% for 2000. Overall teen birth rates declined for white, black, Hispanic, and Asian and Pacific Islander teens and were stable for American Indians.
The new report features a number of other significant findings:
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Source: HighBeam Research, U.S. women are having more children, new report shows.(Brief Article)