2012 | Smyth, Virginia | Teen birth rate

Summary Information

Range in Virginia (Min-Max):	8-98
Overall in Virginia:	35
National Benchmark:	22 (90th percentile)

Ranking Methodology

Summary Measure:	Health Factors - Health Behaviors (Sexual Activity)
Weight in Health Factors:	2.5%
Years of Data Used:	2002-2008

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What It Is:

Teen births are reported as the number of births per 1,000 female population, ages 15-19.

Where It Comes From:

Teen birth rates were obtained from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) at the National Center for Health Statistics, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Reason for Ranking:

Teen pregnancy is associated with poor prenatal care and pre-term delivery. Pregnant teens are more likely than older women to receive late or no prenatal care, have gestational hypertension and anemia, and achieve poor maternal weight gain. They are also more likely to have a pre-term delivery and low birth weight, increasing the risk of child developmental delay, illness, and mortality.

More Information

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Teen Births	Teen birth count, ages 15-19
Teen Population	Female population, ages 15-19
Teen Birth Rate	Teen births / females ages 15-19 * 1,000
Error Margin	95% confidence interval reported by National Center for Health Statistics
Z-Score	(Measure - Average of VA counties)/(Standard Deviation)

Place	Teen Births	Teen Population	Teen Birth Rate	Error Margin	Z-Score
Accomack	569	8,461	67	62-73	1.42
Albemarle	445	29,121	15	14-17	-1.48
Alexandria City	788	13,667	58	54-62	0.89
Alleghany	169	3,314	51	43-59	0.52
Amelia	118	2,662	44	36-52	0.14
Amherst	278	9,650	29	25-32	-0.72
Appomattox	143	3,046	47	39-55	0.29
Arlington	634	24,706	26	24-28	-0.90
Augusta	572	14,746	39	36-42	-0.16
Bath					0.00
Bedford	391	14,090	28	25-31	-0.78
Bedford City	68	1,080	63	48-78	1.19
Bland	32	1,234	26	17-35	-0.89
Botetourt	142	6,926	21	17-24	-1.19
Bristol City	185	3,511	53	45-60	0.61
Brunswick	196	4,260	46	40-53	0.24
Buchanan	222	5,116	43	38-49	0.09
Buckingham	158	3,519	45	38-52	0.18
Buena Vista City	45	2,293	20	14-25	-1.24
Campbell	445	11,290	39	36-43	-0.13
Caroline	272	5,321	51	45-57	0.52
Carroll	264	5,313	50	44-56	0.44
Charles City	46	1,405	33	23-42	-0.51
Charlotte	122	2,972	41	34-48	-0.04
Charlottesville City	344	9,986	34	31-38	-0.41
Chesapeake City	1,964	55,805	35	34-37	-0.37
Chesterfield	1,682	78,623	21	20-22	-1.14
Clarke	71	2,991	24	18-29	-1.01
Colonial Heights City	181	3,684	49	42-56	0.41
Covington City	33	1,062	31	21-42	-0.60
Craig	27	1,142	24	15-33	-1.01
Culpeper	397	9,375	42	38-47	0.03
Cumberland	79	1,993	40	31-48	-0.12
Danville City	692	10,356	67	62-72	1.40
Dickenson	159	3,393	47	40-54	0.29
Dinwiddie	234	5,767	41	35-46	-0.06
Emporia City	80	1,348	59	46-72	0.98
Essex	115	2,318	50	41-59	0.44
Fairfax	3,917	223,312	18	17-18	-1.36
Fairfax City	71	3,891	18	14-23	-1.32
Falls Church City	26	2,152	12	7-17	-1.66
Fauquier	398	15,504	26	23-28	-0.90
Floyd	81	2,946	28	22-34	-0.80
Fluvanna	152	4,885	31	26-36	-0.60
Franklin	459	11,524	40	36-44	-0.11
Franklin City	165	2,123	78	66-90	2.01
Frederick	606	14,784	41	38-44	-0.04
Fredericksburg City	335	9,421	36	32-39	-0.34
Galax City	114	1,242	92	75-109	2.80
Giles	149	3,268	46	38-53	0.22
Gloucester	265	9,033	29	26-33	-0.70
Goochland	64	3,654	18	13-22	-1.36
Grayson	161	3,179	51	43-59	0.49
Greene	180	3,891	46	40-53	0.25
Greensville	172	1,993	86	73-99	2.49
Halifax	401	7,608	53	48-58	0.61
Hampton City	1,560	39,987	39	37-41	-0.15
Hanover	377	24,485	15	14-17	-1.47
Harrisonburg City	434	24,341	18	16-20	-1.34
Henrico	1,778	58,663	30	29-32	-0.64
Henry	701	12,078	58	54-62	0.91
Highland					NR
Hopewell City	435	5,140	85	77-93	2.39
Isle of Wight	238	7,207	33	29-37	-0.49
James City	271	11,776	23	20-26	-1.05
King and Queen	69	1,318	52	40-65	0.60
King George	197	4,557	43	37-49	0.08
King William	99	3,156	31	25-38	-0.58
Lancaster	93	2,079	45	36-54	0.17
Lee	259	5,042	51	45-58	0.54
Lexington City					NR
Loudoun	802	50,372	16	15-17	-1.44
Louisa	272	6,288	43	38-48	0.09
Lunenburg	141	2,786	51	42-59	0.49
Lynchburg City	889	24,835	36	33-38	-0.33
Madison	104	3,131	33	27-40	-0.48
Manassas City	445	8,665	51	47-56	0.54
Manassas Park City	163	2,492	65	55-76	1.32
Martinsville City	260	3,299	79	69-88	2.07
Mathews	48	1,703	28	20-36	-0.76
Mecklenburg	342	6,694	51	46-57	0.52
Middlesex	72	2,155	33	26-41	-0.47
Montgomery	504	31,634	16	15-17	-1.44
Nelson	115	2,954	39	32-46	-0.16
New Kent	85	3,449	25	19-30	-0.96
Newport News City	2,623	44,833	59	56-61	0.94
Norfolk City	3,711	61,322	61	59-63	1.05
Northampton	177	3,099	57	49-66	0.86
Northumberland	134	2,169	62	51-72	1.12
Norton City	44	823	54	38-69	NR
Nottoway	176	3,192	55	47-63	0.75
Orange	255	5,946	43	38-48	0.06
Page	253	4,879	52	46-58	0.57
Patrick	138	3,561	39	32-45	-0.16
Petersburg City	752	7,711	98	91-105	3.12
Pittsylvania	531	13,182	40	37-44	-0.08
Poquoson City	45	3,025	15	11-19	-1.50
Portsmouth City	1,613	23,520	69	65-72	1.50
Powhatan	85	5,240	16	13-20	-1.43
Prince Edward	178	9,493	19	16-22	-1.28
Prince George	210	10,206	21	18-23	-1.18
Prince William	3,024	82,142	37	36-38	-0.28
Pulaski	309	6,268	49	44-55	0.42
Radford City	89	10,637	8	7-10	-1.86
Rappahannock	37	1,575	24	16-31	-1.02
Richmond	68	1,503	45	35-56	0.19
Richmond City	3,161	51,420	62	59-64	1.10
Roanoke	589	20,623	29	26-31	-0.73
Roanoke City	1,376	17,436	79	75-83	2.08
Rockbridge	202	4,236	48	41-54	0.33
Rockingham	585	17,161	34	31-37	-0.43
Russell	245	5,834	42	37-47	0.01
Salem City	163	7,457	22	19-25	-1.11
Scott	202	4,384	46	40-52	0.24
Shenandoah	395	7,841	50	45-55	0.48
Smyth	418	7,133	59	53-64	0.94
Southampton	152	3,821	40	34-46	-0.11
Spotsylvania	1,008	28,045	36	34-38	-0.33
Stafford	877	30,540	29	27-31	-0.73
Staunton City	248	6,457	38	34-43	-0.19
Suffolk City	805	18,898	43	40-46	0.05
Surry	54	1,780	30	22-38	-0.64
Sussex	135	2,069	65	54-76	1.31
Tazewell	431	9,155	47	43-52	0.30
Virginia Beach City	3,394	106,435	32	31-33	-0.55
Warren	334	8,202	41	36-45	-0.06
Washington	423	11,080	38	35-42	-0.20
Waynesboro City	268	4,213	64	56-71	1.22
Westmoreland	199	3,774	53	45-60	0.61
Williamsburg City	98	8,957	11	9-13	-1.72
Winchester City	419	5,601	75	68-82	1.85
Wise	529	9,546	55	51-60	0.76
Wythe	256	5,597	46	40-51	0.22
York	245	16,696	15	13-17	-1.51

NR in Z-Score column indicates county "not ranked"

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2012 | Smyth, Virginia | Teen birth rate

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