Latinas lead rise in local birthrate - Fertility rate for small population segment more than doubled from 2000 to 2006 - Central Ohio

Central Ohio women contributed to a nationwide baby “boomlet” in 2006, giving birth to 3 percent more children than in 2000.

The majority of central Ohio women are white, but Latinas who live here had dramatically more babies. For every 1,000 women in their race or ethnic group, whites had 68 babies, blacks 93 and Latinas 153, according to the Ohio Department of Health.

The fertility rate for central Ohio Latinas more than doubled over the six years”*

*From: http://www.columbusdispatch.com
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