Kids Count 2002: South Carolina Indicators

Births and Birth Rates to Teens Ages 15-17 by Race: South Carolina Data 1980-1989

	1980		1981		1982		1983		1984		1985		1986		1987		1988		1989
	#	Rate	#	Rate	#	Rate	#	Rate	#	Rate	#	Rate	#	Rate	#	Rate	#	Rate	#	Rate
ESTIMATED PREGNANCIES:
White	2689	46.9	2551	45.8	2364	43.8	2508	44.2	2304	41.8	2422	48.1	2460	49.1	2555	51.7	2686	54.1	2441	49.9
Black/Other	3056	88.1	2806	83.2	2719	82.9	2667	76.8	2568	75.6	2540	82.1	2547	82.9	2779	92.8	2938	96.9	2891	97.9
Total	5745	62.4	5358	60	5084	58.6	5178	56.6	4872	54.7	4963	61.1	5008	62	5336	67.2	5625	70.3	5335	68
LIVE BIRTHS:
White	1590	27.7	1471	26.4	1371	25.4	1350	23.8	1252	22.7	1321	26.3	1302	26	1334	27	1452	29.2	1443	29.5
Black/Other	2414	69.9	2248	66.6	2169	66.1	2009	57.8	1965	57.8	1893	61.2	1854	60.4	1961	65.5	2113	69.7	2147	72.7
Total	4004	43.5	3720	41.6	3540	40.8	3359	36.7	3217	36.1	3214	39.6	3157	39.1	3295	41.5	3565	44.6	3590	45.8
ABORTIONS:
White	1082	18.9	1065	19.1	974	18.1	1143	20.1	1034	18.8	1087	21.6	1148	22.9	1204	24.4	1223	24.6	989	20.2
Black/Other	593	17.1	512	15.2	508	15.5	621	17.9	570	16.8	610	19.7	669	21.8	783	26.1	786	25.9	707	23.9
Total	1675	18.2	1577	17.6	1483	17.1	1767	19.3	1604	18	1698	20.9	1817	22.5	1989	25.1	2010	25.1	1699	21.7
FETAL DEATHS:
White	17	10.6	15	10.1	19	13.7	15	11	18	14.2	14	10.5	10	7.6	17	12.6	11	7.5	9	6.2
Black/Other	49	19.9	46	20.1	42	19.0	37	18.1	33	16.5	37	19.2	24	12.8	35	17.5	39	18.1	37	16.9
Total	66	16.2	61	16.1	61	16.9	52	15.2	51	15.6	51	15.6	34	10.7	52	15.5	50	13.8	46	12.7
OUT-OF-STATE ABORTIONS:
White	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	222		186		168		242		249		219		179
Black/Other	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	130		122		113		120		148		138		140
Total	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	354		308		282		362		399		357		321
UNMARRIED:
White	436	27.4	436	27.4	448	32.7	446	33	445	35.5	506	38.3	540	41.5	604	45.3	664	45.7	626	43.4
Black/Other	2213	91.7	2080	92.5	1974	91	1867	92.9	1806	91.9	1741	92	1707	92.1	1812	92.4	1932	91.4	1969	91.7
Total	2649	66.2	2496	67.1	2422	68.4	2313	68.9	2251	70.0	2247	69.9	2247	71.2	2416	73.3	2596	72.8	2595	72.3

*Estimated pregnancies equal total live births plus abortions plus fetal deaths to girls 15-17.

**Beginning in 1983, abortion statistics contain out-of-state (OOS) abortions.

***Estimated Pregnancies, Live Births and Abortions: Rates calculated per 1,000 population.

***Race may not be equal to Total due to unknown races.

Fetal deaths: Rates calculated per 1,000 live births plus fetal deaths.

Live Births to Unmarried mothers: Percentage represents percent of all live births to girls 15-17.