Kids Count 2002: South Carolina Indicators

Births and Birth Rates to Teens Ages 15-17 by Race: South Carolina Data 1990-2000

	1990		1991		1992		1993		1994		1995		1996		1997		1998		1999		2000
	#	Rate	#	Rate	#	Rate	#	Rate	#	Rate	#	Rate	#	Rate	#	Rate	#	Rate	#	Rate	#	Rate
ESTIMATED PREGNANCIES:
White	2320	45.7	2175	45.2	1972	40.4	1898	38.6	2073	41.7	2000	40.1	1942	38.6	1952	39.8	1878	37.3	1772	35	1705	32.3
Black/Other	2776	89.6	2707	89.6	2649	86.8	2523	82.3	2690	86.9	2476	80.2	2366	76.2	2288	70.6	2160	65.4	2105	64.2	2042	60.1
Total	5099	62.3	4885	62.3	4625	58.3	4424	55.4	4772	59.2	4478	55.5	4311	53.0	4241	52.1	4041	48.5	3882	46.5	3748	43.2
LIVE BIRTHS:
White	1477	29.1	1470	30.5	1324	27.1	121	26.2	1419	28.6	1453	29.1	1372	27.3	1410	28.7	1430	28.4	1338	26.4	1264	23.9
Black/Other	2056	66.3	2095	69.3	2100	68.8	1980	64.6	2080	67.2	1932	62.6	1885	60.7	1828	56.4	1792	54.2	1708	52.1	1650	48.6
Total	3533	43.2	3565	45.5	3424	43.2	3271	41.0	3500	43.4	3386	41.9	3257	40.0	3238	39.7	3222	38.7	3048	36.5	2915	33.6
ABORTIONS:
White	823	16.2	689	14.3	635	13.0	590	12.0	631	12.7	536	10.8	553	11.0	529	10.8	439	8.7	420	8.3	427	8.1
Black/Other	691	22.3	587	19.4	516	16.9	500	16.3	570	18.4	515	16.7	450	14.5	421	13.0	333	10.1	369	11.2	359	10.6
Total	1517	18.5	1279	16.3	1155	14.6	1093	13.7	1208	15.0	1052	13.0	1006	12.4	951	11.7	775	9.3	792	9.5	786	9.1
FETAL DEATHS:
White	20	13.4	16	10.8	13	9.7	17	13.0	23	16.0	11	7.5	17	12.2	13	9.1	9	6.3	14	10.4	14	11.0
Black/Other	29	13.9	25	11.8	33	15.5	43	21.3	40	18.9	29	14.8	31	16.2	39	20.9	35	19.2	28	16.1	33	19.6
Total	49	13.7	41	11.4	46	13.3	60	18.0	64	18.0	40	11.7	48	14.5	52	15.8	44	13.5	42	13.6	47	15.9
OUT-OF-STATE ABORTIONS:
White	202		178		180		159		11		93		115		125		61		104
Black/Other	166		100		111		113		125		116		114		96		48		112
Total	370		281		295		275		303		210		232		222		112		219
UNMARRIED:
White	699	47.3	742	50.5	674	50.9	658	51.0	746	52.6	759	52.2	645	47.0	685	48.6	700	49.0	635	47.5	567	44.9
Black/Other	1883	91.6	1945	92.8	1952	93.0	1827	92.3	1896	91.2	1711	88.6	1568	83.2	1514	82.8	1505	84.0	1422	83.3	1290	78.2
Total	2582	73.1	2687	75.4	2626	76.7	2486	76.0	2643	75.5	2471	73.0	2213	67.9	2199	67.9	22.5	68.4	2058	67.5	1857	63.7

*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.