TABLE 11
LIVE BIRTHS BY AGE OF FATHER, AGE OF MOTHER AND OUT-OF-WEDLOCK
BRITISH COLUMBIA, 1998
| |
Age of Mother (in Years) |
|
|
| Age of Father |
< 15 |
15-19 |
20-24 |
25-29 |
30-34 |
35-39 |
40-44 |
45+ |
N.S. |
Total |
Percent |
| < 15 |
1 |
3 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
5 |
0.0 |
| 15-19 |
13 |
426 |
87 |
6 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
533 |
1.2 |
| 20-24 |
- |
673 |
2,060 |
498 |
67 |
11 |
1 |
- |
- |
3,310 |
7.7 |
| 25-29 |
1 |
202 |
2,554 |
4,834 |
1,159 |
200 |
25 |
- |
- |
8,975 |
20.9 |
| 30-34 |
- |
48 |
1,009 |
4,414 |
5,569 |
1,074 |
77 |
2 |
- |
12,193 |
28.4 |
| 35-39 |
- |
20 |
287 |
1,405 |
3,737 |
2,617 |
211 |
5 |
- |
8,282 |
19.3 |
| 40-44 |
- |
6 |
60 |
341 |
936 |
1,250 |
376 |
7 |
- |
2,976 |
6.9 |
| 45+ |
- |
4 |
32 |
116 |
299 |
442 |
190 |
15 |
- |
1,098 |
2.6 |
| N.S. |
16 |
685 |
1,362 |
1,467 |
1,236 |
645 |
120 |
6 |
- |
5,537 |
12.9 |
| TOTAL |
31 |
2,067 |
7,451 |
13,081 |
13,005 |
6,239 |
1,000 |
35 |
- |
42,909 |
|
| Percent |
0.1 |
4.8 |
17.4 |
30.5 |
30.3 |
14.5 |
2.3 |
0.1 |
- |
|
100.0 |
| Out-of-Wedlock |
27 |
1,592 |
3,315 |
2,589 |
1,801 |
983 |
203 |
13 |
- |
10,523 |
|
Note: Total percentage may not add up to 100 due to rounding.
Out-of-Wedlock denotes mother and father of child were not legally married to each other and excludes 2,431 cases where marital status was not stated.
Non-residents are excluded. N.S. - Not Stated.
- Out of 100 live births in 1998:
- 5 were to teenage mothers, less than 20 years old (2,098)
- 48 were to mothers 20 to 29 years old (20,532)
- 45 were to mothers 30 to 39 years old (19,244)
- 2 were to mothers 40 years of age or older (1,035)
- Out of approximately 100 live births in 1998:
- 1 was to a teenage father, less than 20 years old (538)
- 29 were to fathers 20 to 29 years old (12,285)
- 48 were to fathers 30 to 39 years old (20,475)
- 10 were to fathers 40 years of age or older (4,074)
- 13 did not include father's age (5,537)
- There were 443 births (1.0% of live births) where both parents were teenagers (less than 20 years of age), and another 1,049 births where only one of the parents was a teenager (2.4%). There were 588 births (1.4%) where both parents were 40 years of age or older, and another 3,807 births where only one of the parents was 40 or older (8.9%).
- Almost one quarter (24.5%) of 1998 live births were reported as out-of-wedlock (10,523). The actual number of out-of-wedlock births may be even higher since the percentages exclude births where it was not known if the parents were married to each other.
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