Kids Count 2002: South Carolina Indicators

Births and Birth Rates to Teens Ages 18-19 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	4531	118.5	4350	117.3	4426	123.1	4329	114	4026	110	4043	121	3852	115.3	3938	120	4221	128	4380	134.4
Black/Other	3596	155.5	3558	158.2	3384	154.7	3411	147	3330	147	3338	162	3423	167.1	3315	166	3669	182	4024	204.4
Total	8128	132.5	7909	132.7	7810	135.1	7742	127	7357	124	7383	136	7278	135.1	7255	137	7892	148	8409	160.8
LIVE BIRTHS:
White	3056	79.9	2921	78.8	2954	82.2	2756	72.8	2555	69.5	2627	78.3	2500	74.9	2568	77.9	2669	80.6	2847	87.3
Black/Other	2882	124.7	2925	130.1	2786	127.4	2727	118	2660	117	2666	129	2671	130.4	2572	128.8	2753	136	3038	154.3
Total	5938	96.8	5846	98.1	5740	99.3	5483	89.9	5215	87.8	5293	97.7	5172	96	5140	97.1	5422	102	5887	112.6
ABORTIONS:
White	1442	37.7	1399	37.7	1441	40.1	1550	41.0	1445	39.3	1393	41.5	1328	39.8	1343	40.7	1530	46.2	1511	46.3
Black/Other	676	29.2	586	26.1	544	24.9	637	27.5	615	27.1	633	30.7	715	34.9	710	35.6	886	43.8	927	47.1
Total	2119	34.5	1986	33.3	1985	34.3	2189	35.9	2061	34.7	2028	37.4	2045	38.0	2055	38.8	2418	45.3	2441	46.7
FETAL DEATHS:
White	33	10.7	30	10.2	31	10.4	23	8.3	26	10.1	23	8.7	24	9.5	27	10.4	22	8.2	22	7.7
Black/Other	38	13	47	15.8	54	19	47	16.9	55	20.3	39	14.4	37	13.7	33	12.7	30	10.8	59	19.1
Total	71	11.8	77	13	85	14.6	70	12.6	81	15.3	62	11.6	61	11.7	60	11.5	52	9.5	81	13.6
OUT-OF-STATE ABORTIONS:
White	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	221		197		234		202		218		250		265
Black/Other	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	89		67		89		94		101		107		138
Total	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	311		265		325		298		321		359		405
UNMARRIED:
White	446	14.6	456	15.6	492	16.7	514	18.7	470	18.4	559	21.3	594	23.8	695	27.1	776	29.1	889	31.2
Black/Other	2152	74.7	2224	76	2138	76.7	2142	78.5	2085	78.4	2106	79	2116	79.2	2032	79	2229	81	2431	80.0
Total	2598	43.8	2680	45.8	2630	45.8	2656	48.4	2555	49.0	2665	50.3	2710	52.4	2727	53.1	3005	55.4	3320	56.4

*Estimated pregnancies equal total live births plus abortions plus fetal deaths to girls 18-19.

**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 18-19.