S1301: Fertility

Data Set: 2004 American Community Survey

Geographic Area: Pennsylvania

NOTE. Data are limited to the household population and exclude the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see Survey Methodology.

Subject	Total	MOE	Women with births in the past 12 months				Percent of women who had a birth in the past 12 months who were unmarried	MOE
			Number	MOE	Rate per 1,000 women	MOE
Women 15 to 50 years
2,979,856	+/-10912	161,191	+/-10768	54	+/-4	36.5	+/-3.4
15 to 19 years	364,996	+/-7104	11,849	+/-3237	32	+/-9	92.2	+/-8.6
20 to 34 years	1,098,468	+/-9582	120,877	+/-8515	110	+/-8	35.6	+/-4.3
35 to 50 years	1,516,392	+/-11757	28,465	+/-4638	19	+/-3	17.0	+/-9.3
RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ORIGIN
One race	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
White	2,476,558	+/-10061	130,432	+/-8285	53	+/-3	28.6	+/-3.1
Black or African American	329,142	+/-8007	21,100	+/-5532	64	+/-17	77.9	+/-10.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	4,315	+/-2087	0	+/-504	0	+/-126	-	**
Asian	74,526	+/-3791	4,109	+/-1702	55	+/-22	20.5	+/-20.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Some other race	66,993	+/-7673	5,014	+/-2646	75	+/-40	72.9	+/-21.7
Two or more races	27,646	+/-5836	536	+/-482	19	+/-18	100.0	+/-54.4
Hispanic or Latino origin (of any race)	131,578	+/-5241	11,211	+/-3644	85	+/-28	63.4	+/-16.3
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino	2,421,279	+/-7663	125,307	+/-8206	52	+/-3	27.5	+/-3.2
CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Native	2,817,833	+/-16146	150,173	+/-10447	53	+/-4	37.1	+/-3.4
Foreign born	162,023	+/-12320	11,018	+/-3699	68	+/-22	28.3	+/-17.7
Naturalized U.S. citizen	63,402	+/-8211	1,842	+/-1086	29	+/-17	0.0	+/-26.7
Not a U.S. citizen	98,621	+/-10887	9,176	+/-3460	93	+/-33	33.9	+/-20.4
POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Below 100 percent of poverty level	412,326	+/-21267	43,495	+/-6102	105	+/-15	70.3	+/-6.3
100 to 199 percent of poverty level	463,201	+/-20752	30,529	+/-6127	66	+/-12	50.1	+/-9.5
200 percent or more above poverty level	2,104,329	+/-25176	87,167	+/-8035	41	+/-4	14.8	+/-4.5
LABOR FORCE STATUS
Women 16 to 50 years	2,896,452	+/-12041	160,199	+/-10793	55	+/-4	36.1	+/-3.4
In labor force	2,089,905	+/-22382	92,886	+/-9673	44	+/-5	37.8	+/-4.1
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Women 15 to 50 years	2,979,856	+/-10912	161,191	+/-10768	54	+/-4	36.5	+/-3.4
Less than high school graduate	502,364	+/-17546	30,580	+/-4936	61	+/-10	64.0	+/-9.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	959,486	+/-26347	49,841	+/-6254	52	+/-6	51.7	+/-6.1
Some college or associate's degree	786,051	+/-22265	36,217	+/-6246	46	+/-8	31.3	+/-7.6
Bachelor's degree	505,867	+/-21032	30,169	+/-4376	60	+/-8	4.1	+/-2.7
Graduate or professional degree	226,088	+/-11442	14,384	+/-2923	64	+/-12	6.2	+/-5.0
PERCENT IMPUTED
Marital status	0.9	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
Fertility	1.7	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2004 American Community Survey

Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. The degree of uncertainty for an estimate arising from sampling variability is represented through the use of a margin of error. The value shown here is the 90 percent margin of error. The margin of error can be interpreted roughly as providing a 90 percent probability that the interval defined by the estimate minus the margin of error and the estimate plus the margin of error (the lower and upper confidence bounds) contains the true value. In addition to sampling variability, the ACS estimates are subject to nonsampling error (for a discussion of nonsampling variability, see Accuracy of the Data). The effect of nonsampling error is not represented in these tables.

Notes:

· Foreign born excludes people born outside the U.S. to parents who are U.S. citizens.

Explanation of Symbols:

1. An '*' entry in the margin of error column indicates that too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error. A statistical test is not appropriate.

2. An '**' entry in the margin of error column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error. A statistical test is not appropriate.

3. An '-' entry in the estimate column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute an estimate, or a ratio of medians cannot be calculated because one or both of the median estimates falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution.

4. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.

5. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.

6. An '***' entry in the margin of error column indicates that the median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. A statistical test is not appropriate.

7. An '*****' entry in the margin of error column indicates that the estimate is controlled. A statistical test for sampling variability is not appropriate.

8. An 'N' entry in the estimate and margin of error columns indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.

9. An '(X)' means that the estimate is not applicable or not available.

Prepared By: The Pennsylvania State Data Center 02/1/2006