CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION-VITAL REGISTRATION AND DATA COLLECTION
TECHNICAL OVERVIEW
DATA SOURCES AND LIMITATIONS
DATA TABULATION AND PRESENTATION
DEFINITIONS
NATALITY
FERTILITY
LOW BIRTHWEIGHT
MOTHER'S AGE, RACE, AND MARITAL STATUS
METHOD OF DELIVERY
MORTALITY
INFANT, FETAL, AND MATERNAL DEATHS
AGE-SPECIFIC AND AGE-ADJUSTED DEATH RATES
AGE, SEX, AND RACE
YEARS OF POTENTIAL LIFE LOST
INDUCED ABORTION
MARRIAGE
MARITAL TERMINATION
2009 VITAL STATISTICS REFERENCE TABLES