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Florida: Births

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Births

Number of Births, 2006Compare
 FL
#
US
#
 236,8024,265,555
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Number of Births per 1,000 Population, 2006Compare
 FL
US
 13.114.2
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Number of Live Births by Race/Ethnicity, 2006Compare
 FL
#
FL
%
US
#
US
%
Non-Hispanic White107,43345.4%2,308,64054.1%
Non-Hispanic Black51,08121.6%617,24714.5%
Non-Hispanic American Indian5870.2%42,2171.0%
Non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander6,7712.9%227,9785.3%
Hispanic70,05929.6%1,039,07724.4%
Not Stated8710.4%30,3960.7%
Total236,802100.0%4,265,555100.0%
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Live Births by Hispanic Origin of Mother, 2006Compare
 FL
#
FL
%
US
#
US
%
Mexican18,64326.6%718,14669.1%
Puerto Rican12,05917.2%66,9326.4%
Cuban12,10017.3%16,9361.6%
Central and South American26,20337.4%165,32115.9%
Other and Unknown Hispanic Origin1,0541.5%71,7426.9%
Total Births of Hispanic Origin70,059100.0%1,039,077100.0%
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Teen Birth Rate per 1,000 Population Ages 15-19, 2006Compare
 FL
US
 45.241.9
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Percentage Change in Teen Birth Rate, 1991-2006Compare
 FL
%
US
%
 -33%-32%
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Number of Preterm Births, 2006Compare
 FL
#
US
#
Number of Preterm Births32,612542,893
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Preterm Births as a Percent of All Births, 2006Compare
 FL
%
US
%
 13.8%12.8%
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Preterm Births as a Percent of All Births by Race/Ethnicity, 2006Compare
 FL
%
US
%
Non-Hispanic White11.9%11.7%
Non-Hispanic Black18.9%18.5%
Hispanic13.0%12.2%
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Number of Births of Low Birthweight, 2006Compare
 FL
#
US
#
 20,614351,974
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Births of Low Birthweight as a Percent of All Births, 2006Compare
 FL
%
US
%
 8.7%8.3%
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Births of Low Birthweight as a Percent of All Births by Race/Ethnicity, 2006Compare
 FL
%
US
%
Non-Hispanic White7.6%7.3%
Non-Hispanic Black13.4%14.0%
Hispanic7.0%7.0%
Total8.7%8.3%
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