Birth Rates for Females Aged 15-19 years, by Race/ethnicity* National Vital Stat
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Birth Rates for Females Aged 15-19 years, by Race/ethnicity* National Vital Statistics system,t United States, 1991-20135 130 - Overal 120 -- Black, non-Hispanic 110 S Hispanic ESSES - - American Indian/Alaska Native 100 90 - White, non-Hispanic - Asian/Pacific Islander 80 DES SEEDS 70 Dr 60 a 50 - - - 40 30 In • D. 20 - E . . . . . . 8 AP 10 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 Year * Persons categorized as American Indian/Alaska Native or Asian/Pacific Islander also might be HispanicData for 1991 and 1992 for the categories non-Hispanic black, non-Hispanic white, and Hispanic exclude data from New Hampshire, which did not report Hispanic ethnicity. t Includes only U.S. residents. 5 Data for 2013 are preliminary. 19. What type of graph/chart is the figure? 20. The graph depicts the birth rate for females 15-19 years. How is a birth rate calculated? 21. In 2-4 sentences, provide an interpretation of the graph.Explanation / Answer
19. This is the Line chart with Year on X-axis and birth rate on Y-axis
20. The birth rate for females 15-19 years can be calculated by age specific birth rate formula below
(number of live births to females in a specific age group i.e. 15-19 years)/(female population in that age group)*1000
21. From the graph we can see, birth rate for females aged 15-19 years is discreasing over time, the birth for females aged 15-19 years was highest in Black, non-Hispanic Ethenicity in year 1991 till 1995, In 1995 that was equal for Black, non-Hispanic and Hispanic ethenicity and then 1995 onwards it was highest in Hispanic ethenicity.
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