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West Virginia Health Facts

Abortion Statistics

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Abortions, by age
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Abortions, details of adolescent abortions
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Reported number, ratio, and rate of abortions and percentage of abortions obtained by out-of-state residents

Final 1996 data

Births: 20,750
Source: Monthly Vital Statistics Report, Vol.46, No. 11, Supplement


Final 1995 data

Deaths: 20,238
Infant Mortality: 7.9 infant deaths per 1,000 live births
Source: Monthly Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 45, No. 11, Supplement 2

Preliminary 1996 data

Births: 20,704
Birth Rate: 11.3 births per 1,000 population
Percent of Births to Teenagers: 16.8
Percent of Births to Unmarried Mothers: 31.4
Percent Low Birthweight: 7.9
Percent of Births by Cesarean Delivery: 22.8
Percent of Mothers Receiving Prenatal Care in First Trimester: 82.0
Source: Monthly Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 46, No. 1, Supplement 2

Deaths: 20,401
Age-Adjusted Death Rate: 547.8 deaths per 100,000 population
Source: Monthly Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 46, No. 1, Supplement 2

Provisional 1997 data

Marriages: 10,580
Divorces: 9,607
Source: Monthly Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 46, No. 12

Health Insurance

Percent of private establishments offering health insurance to their employees: 51.9 (1993)

Percent of private sector employees eligible for their employer's health plans: 66.3 (1993)

Percent of private sector employees participating in their employer's health plans: 54.0 (1993)
Source:  Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance: State and National Estimates DHHS Publication No. (98-1005)

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