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EXERCISES 775
Age of
Number of Births
Woman Number of Women to Women of
(Years) in Population a Specified Age b
25–29 309,759 34,884
30–34 339,018 28,334
35–39 353,387 12,911
40–54 923,315 2,413 c
Total 2,815,251 133,468
Sources: a Obtained from Georgia Division of Public Health Online Analytical
Statistical Information System (OASIS) (A-7).
b Georgia Natality Vital Statistics Reports, 2001, Georgia Division of Public Health, Atlanta (A-10).
c May include births to women age 55 years.
From the above data compute the following rates:
(a) Age-specific fertility rates for each age group
(b) Total fertility rate
(c) Cumulative fertility rate through each age group
(d) General fertility rate standardized by age
Use the standard population shown in Table 14.3.1.
14.3.2 There was a total of 133,468 live births in Georgia in 2001 (A-10). The estimated total population
as of July 1, 2001, was 8,186,453 (A-11), and the number of women between the ages of 10
and 54 was 2,815,251 (A-10). Use these data to compute:
(a) The crude birth rate (b) The general fertility rate
14.3.3 The following data are for the state of North Carolina for 2000:
Age of Number of Births to
Woman Women of Specified Number of Women U.S. Population
(Years) Age a in Population b for Year 2000 c
10–14 335 276,837 20,528,072
15–19 15,343 262,292 20,219,890
20–24 33,030 274,738 18,964,001
25–29 32,975 290,046 19,381,336
30–34 25,529 303,023 20,512,388
35–39 11,032 326,552 22,706,664
40–44 1,917 320,657 22,441,863
45–54 82 d 559,312 37,677,952
Total 120,243 2,613,457 182,432,166
Sources: a North Carolina Resident Births for 2000 by Age of Mother and Birth Order for All Women,
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, State Center for Health Statistics (A-12).
b Age Groups and Sex: 2000, U.S. Census Bureau 2000 Summary file QT-P1 for North Carolina (A-13).
c Age Groups and Sex: 2000, U.S. Census Bureau 2000 Summary file QT-P1 for the United States (A-9).
d May contain births to women older than 54.