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General Fertility Rate by Mother's Race/Ethnicity, New Jersey, 1990 to 2022

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Why Is This Important?

The general fertility rate is a more precise measure than the crude birth rate for tracking birth rate patterns. While the crude birth rate and the general fertility rate both look at the total number of live births among the population, the crude birth rate is calculated using the total population including the young, old, male, and female. The general fertility rate is calculated using only females of reproductive age, defined as ages 15 through 44 years, in the denominator. This results in a more sensitive indicator with which to study population growth and change.

Definition

Number of live births per 1,000 women aged 15-44 years

Data Notes

Data for White, Black, and Asian/Pacific Islander do not include Hispanics. Hispanic ethnicity includes persons of any race.[[br]] Separate data for Asian and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander are available in the Birth query module for 2020 forward.

Data Sources

Birth Certificate Database, Office of Vital Statistics and Registry, New Jersey Department of Health
(https://www.nj.gov/health/vital/)
Bridged-race population estimates, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/bridged_race.htm)

How the Measure is Calculated

Numerator:
Number of live births
Denominator:
Estimated number of women aged 15-44 years in the population

Related Health Status Outcomes Indicators:

Health Topic Pages Related to: General Fertility Rate