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WORKSHEET:
Calculating the 1999 teen birth ratio and teen birth
rate for your county
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1999 RATIOS AND PROPORTIONS |
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PA example |
PA teen births
15-19
= 14,558
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births to all PA
females
144,828 |
.10 |
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Your County |
teen births (15-19) your county
= ___________
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all births in your county
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1999 PERCENTS |
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PA example
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PA teen birth ratio x 100
= .10 x 100 =
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10% |
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Your County |
Teen birth ratio your county x 100 =
_______ x 100 =
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1999 RATES |
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PA example
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PA teen births 15-19 = 14,558 = .0347 x 1,000 =
All 15-19 PA females 419,046
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34.7
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Your County |
teen births (15-19) your county = ________ = x 1,000 =
all 15-19 females in your county
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Web sites for PA and U.S. data on teen pregnancies and births:
PA Department of Health: http://webserver.health.state.pa.us/health/site/
National Center for Health Statistics: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs
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