Att. C. Sample report

Volume 56, Number 21

July 14, 2008

Births, Marriages, Divorces, and Deaths:
Provisional Data for 2007
Table A. Provisional vital statistics for the United States, 2007
[Rates for infant deaths are deaths under 1 year per 1,000 live births; fertility rates are live births per 1,000 women aged 15–44 years; all other rates are per 1,000 total
population. National data are based on events occurring in the United States, regardless of place of residence. Data are subject to monthly reporting variation. See
‘‘Technical Notes’’]
December

12 months ending with December

Number
Item

Rate

Number

Rate

2007

2006

2007

2006

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2006

2007

2006

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356,000
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214,000
2,300
142,000
148,000

355,000
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214,000
2,500
141,000
150,000

13.8
67.2
8.3
6.5
5.5
5.7

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67.2
8.4
7.0
5.5
6.0

4,315,000
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2,415,000
28,600
1,900,000
2,205,000

4,269,000
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2,416,000
28,100
1,853,000
2,193,000

14.3
69.2
8.0
6.6
6.3
7.3

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68.7
8.1
6.6
6.2
7.4

14.0
66.7
8.2
6.8
5.8
7.6

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3.7

3.6

Population base
(in millions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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303.5

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302.2

299.1

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Live births. . . .
Fertility rate .
Deaths. . . . . .
Infant deaths .
Natural increase
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- - - Data not available.
1
Marriage figures for 2006 exclude data for Louisiana. Populations for these marriage rates also exclude Louisiana.
2
Divorce figures exclude data for California, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Louisiana, and Minnesota. Populations for divorce rates also exclude these states.
NOTE: Figures include all revisions received from the states and, therefore, may differ from those previously published; see ‘‘Technical Notes.’’

Technical Notes
Data shown here are provisional and include only events
occurring within the United States (50 states and the District of
Columbia). Provisional birth, death, and infant death data in this
report are based on a combination of counts of events provided by
each reporting area and registered vital events processed into
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) data files. Some of
these may not have occurred in the specified month of this report.
Monthly provisional birth, death, and infant death data may be
updated during the course of a data year. Updates based on
registered events will be included in the month the event occurred.
However, updates based on counts received from the states may
include the event in the month it was processed rather than the
month in which it occurred. This may result in a low figure for a given
month followed by a high figure for the month(s) in which the

delayed records were processed. Once the provisional data year has
ended, updates cease. Thus, provisional birth, death, and infant
death data may not accurately track either the preliminary or the final
number of events registered.
Marriage and divorce data in this report are counts of all events
occurring in the state that were received in the registration offices
during the 1-month period. Divorce figures include reported annulments. There is considerable variability among the states in the
procedures that are used to submit the counts of marriages and
divorces to NCHS and in the extent to which the states update their
counts of marriages and divorces as new information is received.
Therefore, counts vary in their completeness. Marriage and divorce
counts, unlike other provisional data, may be updated after the end
of a data year if final counts are provided by the state. Readers seeking
further information on this should contact NCHS at [email protected].

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Table B. Provisional number and rate of live births, marriages, deaths, and infant deaths, by month: United States,
January 2006–December 2007
[National data are based on events occurring in the United States, regardless of place of residence. Data are provisional and are subject to monthly reporting variation; see
‘‘Technical Notes’’]
Marriages1

Live births

Deaths

Infant deaths

Rate per 1,000 women
aged 15–44 years
Number

Period

Rate per 1,000
Seasonally
Rate per 1,000
Rate per 1,000
Rate per 1,000
population
Unadjusted adjusted2 Number
population
Number
population
Number
live births

2006
January . .
February . .
March . . .
April. . . . .
May. . . . .
June . . . .
July . . . . .
August . . .
September .
October . .
November .
December .

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320,000
357,000
330,000
356,000
359,000
369,000
388,000
375,000
367,000
352,000
355,000

13.5
14.0
14.1
13.5
14.0
14.6
14.5
15.3
15.2
14.4
14.3
13.9

64.6
67.2
67.8
64.8
67.5
70.3
69.9
73.6
73.5
69.6
68.8
67.2

67.3
68.7
69.2
65.8
67.7
70.5
67.1
70.8
69.5
69.0
70.7
68.7

117,000
138,000
156,000
171,000
212,000
238,000
234,000
214,000
221,000
195,000
148,000
150,000

4.7
6.1
6.2
7.1
8.5
9.8
9.4
8.5
9.1
7.8
6.1
6.0

220,000
200,000
222,000
200,000
202,000
188,000
192,000
193,000
190,000
200,000
194,000
214,000

8.7
8.8
8.8
8.2
8.0
7.6
7.6
7.6
7.7
7.9
7.9
8.4

2,300
2,200
2,500
2,300
2,400
2,300
2,400
2,400
2,300
2,400
2,200
2,500

6.7
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353,000
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14.3
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14.4
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68.3

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144,000
156,000
162,000
189,000
222,000
245,000
230,000
201,000
201,000
174,000
148,000

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6.1
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7.4
9.0
9.5
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8.1
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5.7

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204,000
216,000
203,000
199,000
188,000
194,000
191,000
187,000
198,000
199,000
214,000

8.7
8.9
8.5
8.2
7.8
7.6
7.6
7.4
7.5
7.7
8.0
8.3

2,400
2,200
2,600
2,300
2,500
2,300
2,300
2,500
2,400
2,300
2,400
2,300

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6.6
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7.0
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6.3
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6.5
6.3
6.8
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2007
January . .
February . .
March . . .
April. . . . .
May. . . . .
June . . . .
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August . . .
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1

Marriage figures for 2006 exclude data for Louisiana. Populations for marriage rates also exclude Louisiana.
The method of seasonal adjustment, developed by the U.S. Census Bureau, is described in The X-11 Variant of the Census Method II Seasonal Adjustment Program, Technical Paper No. 15 (1967
revision).
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NOTE: Figures include all revisions received from the states and, therefore, may differ from those previously published; see ‘‘Technical Notes.’’

Tables A and B provide monthly, year-to-date, and 12-month
ending counts and rates for births, deaths (excluding fetal deaths), and
marriages, and 12-month ending rates for divorces. These counts
include events occurring in the United States to nonresidents of the
United States and differ from the data in preliminary and final reports
that are based on place of residence. Birth, death, and infant death
figures (death and infant death figures exclude fetal deaths) in Table 1
for each state are estimates by state of residence. These estimates are
derived by applying adjustment ratios to the number of events recorded
as occurring in the state during a 1-month period. The adjustment ratios
for each data year represent the observed relationship between final
state occurrence figures and final state residence figures for the 3 most
recent years for which final data were available and are expressed as
a single ratio for each state for births and deaths. Monthly state
marriage and divorce figures shown in Table 2 represent the actual
count of all events occurring in the state (state of occurrence) and are
not adjusted by state of residence.
Until 1998, provisional totals for births, marriages, and divorces
for the entire United States included corrections for observed differences between provisional and final figures. These corrections compensated for delays in reporting. Beginning with data for January 1998,

these monthly corrections for births, marriages, and divorces have been
discontinued. Further information on these changes has been provided
in the National Vital Statistics Reports presenting provisional data for
January (vol. 48, no. 1), February (vol. 48, no. 2), and March (vol. 48,
no. 4) 1999, available from http://www.cdc.gov/nchs.
NCHS has ceased publishing divorce counts and rates based on
provisional data from the combined 50 states because it is no longer
statistically feasible to calculate estimates of monthly divorce counts for
nonreporting states (California, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Louisiana,
and Minnesota). Instead, NCHS publishes only the 12-month divorce
rates shown in Table A, based solely on the combined counts and
populations for reporting states and the District of Columbia. Aggregate
1-month, cumulative counts and rates, and 12-month counts for
divorces have been discontinued because of their very limited usefulness when based on less than the full complement of states. Monthly
marriage and divorce counts as reported by each state will continue
to be shown in Table 2.
In 2006, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana temporarily suspended collection of marriage counts (Louisiana does not
provide NCHS with divorce counts; see previous paragraph). National
marriage counts and rates shown in Tables A and B for 2006 exclude

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Louisiana data. Populations for these marriage rates also exclude
Louisiana. Louisiana reinstated the collection of marriage counts in
2007.
Population estimates used for computing rates originate from the
U.S. Census Bureau and are based on the 2000 census. Monthly rates
are based on populations estimated for the specific month. Year-to-date
rates are averages of monthly rates that have been weighted by the
number of days in the corresponding months. Rates for 12-month
periods are the sum of events for the period per population estimated
at the midpoint of the period. Populations have been estimated by
NCHS for the 12-month divorce rates based on the 44 reporting states
and the District of Columbia. Monthly infant mortality rates are based
on relatively few events and are highly variable. As a result, NCHS has
discontinued publishing provisional monthly state specific infant mortality rates. National monthly infant mortality rates will continue to be
available in Tables A and B.

List of Detailed Tables
1. Provisional number of live births and deaths: Each state and
Puerto Rico, December 2006 and 2007, and cumulative figures,
2005–2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. Provisional number of marriages and divorces: Each state and
Puerto Rico, December 2006 and 2007, and cumulative figures,
2005–2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Table 1. Provisional number of live births and deaths: Each state and Puerto Rico, December 2006 and 2007, and
cumulative figures, 2005–2007
[Data are estimates by state of residence]
Live births
December
Area
Alabama . . . . . . .
Alaska . . . . . . . .
Arizona . . . . . . . .
Arkansas . . . . . . .
California. . . . . . .
Colorado . . . . . . .
Connecticut . . . . .
Delaware. . . . . . .
District of Columbia
Florida . . . . . . . .
Georgia . . . . . . .
Hawaii . . . . . . . .
Idaho . . . . . . . . .
Illinois . . . . . . . .
Indiana . . . . . . . .
Iowa . . . . . . . . .
Kansas . . . . . . . .
Kentucky . . . . . . .
Louisiana. . . . . . .
Maine. . . . . . . . .
Maryland . . . . . . .
Massachusetts . . .
Michigan . . . . . . .
Minnesota . . . . . .
Mississippi . . . . . .
Missouri . . . . . . .
Montana . . . . . . .
Nebraska. . . . . . .
Nevada. . . . . . . .
New Hampshire. . .
New Jersey . . . . .
New Mexico . . . . .
New York . . . . . .
North Carolina. . . .
North Dakota . . . .
Ohio . . . . . . . . .
Oklahoma . . . . . .
Oregon . . . . . . . .
Pennsylvania . . . .
Rhode Island . . . .
South Carolina . . .
South Dakota . . . .
Tennessee . . . . . .
Texas . . . . . . . . .
Utah . . . . . . . . .
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Virginia . . . . . . . .
Washington . . . . .
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Deaths

January–December

December

January–December

2007

2006

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2005

5,429
865
8,678
3,458
46,738
5,703
3,224
948
624
20,144
12,763
1,596
1,937
16,256
7,403
3,314
3,403
4,877
5,600
1,085
6,490
6,206
10,099
5,887
4,014
6,743
1,018
2,224
3,352
1,112
8,988
2,437
20,843
10,949
727
12,110
4,578
3,825
12,294
918
5,374
986
7,123
34,489
4,168
544
8,933
7,301
1,698
5,778
627
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5,496
853
8,870
3,497
47,479
5,778
3,369
938
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12,727
1,553
1,909
14,719
7,381
3,270
3,508
4,880
3,733
1,185
6,512
6,184
10,099
5,773
4,064
6,877
1,009
2,248
3,319
1,146
9,368
2,439
20,868
10,968
685
12,302
4,618
3,885
11,926
1,025
5,513
963
7,123
34,013
4,168
492
9,184
7,089
1,676
5,798
619
3,495

65,219
11,060
103,646
40,939
566,388
70,992
41,684
11,774
7,628
239,273
147,294
19,110
25,053
182,135
89,916
40,778
42,268
59,127
65,219
14,177
79,476
77,731
125,880
73,599
46,690
81,827
12,407
26,967
41,041
14,397
115,294
30,392
258,249
131,314
8,837
150,892
55,372
48,957
149,970
12,503
62,851
12,344
85,894
405,376
55,002
6,492
109,615
89,387
21,432
72,932
7,858
46,551

63,296
10,992
103,070
40,494
562,676
70,969
41,588
11,678
7,565
237,371
148,427
18,583
24,320
180,519
89,461
40,423
41,290
58,390
60,190
14,213
78,587
77,610
127,603
73,520
46,073
81,478
12,506
26,744
40,065
14,534
114,934
29,867
254,806
128,186
8,599
152,112
54,212
48,229
148,234
12,488
61,870
11,932
83,928
399,831
53,280
6,412
108,245
87,090
20,678
72,425
7,632
47,785

60,281
10,402
96,412
39,070
549,214
69,084
41,537
11,551
7,258
226,582
141,688
17,872
23,093
178,292
87,284
39,116
40,305
56,173
64,906
14,182
75,830
76,780
127,847
71,037
42,246
78,449
11,312
26,146
36,059
14,510
113,803
28,763
251,055
123,086
8,352
147,697
51,788
45,840
143,379
12,473
57,806
11,566
81,707
386,722
51,367
6,393
105,047
82,840
20,633
70,904
7,265
50,545

4,125
290
3,895
2,472
21,073
2,569
2,525
627
450
14,055
5,024
799
920
9,405
4,751
2,501
2,163
3,046
3,533
1,027
3,882
4,691
7,824
3,437
2,411
4,872
754
1,394
1,601
922
6,093
1,340
13,358
6,796
528
9,856
3,214
2,762
10,858
850
3,422
660
5,052
14,411
1,285
344
5,124
4,263
1,950
4,272
363
2,421

4,154
284
4,010
2,444
23,256
2,685
2,373
639
463
14,617
6,048
820
996
9,332
4,958
2,481
2,160
3,496
3,208
1,026
3,898
4,695
7,549
3,424
2,623
4,795
723
1,324
1,859
879
4,881
1,372
13,302
6,648
529
9,749
3,186
2,752
11,361
840
2,969
698
5,039
12,865
1,264
432
5,211
3,832
1,785
4,095
407
2,258

46,764
3,486
45,215
28,324
237,059
30,077
28,536
7,332
5,217
167,196
65,913
9,319
10,967
100,049
54,246
27,304
24,307
39,315
38,611
12,398
43,715
53,109
86,740
37,116
28,236
54,463
8,616
15,280
19,771
10,178
69,172
15,261
148,378
76,093
5,648
106,772
36,074
29,186
124,485
9,751
37,763
6,821
56,948
158,740
14,142
4,919
57,954
47,043
20,912
46,130
4,200
28,606

47,032
3,318
46,073
28,032
238,011
29,502
29,790
7,111
5,177
170,007
66,335
9,384
10,703
101,922
55,652
27,493
24,473
40,066
38,376
12,280
43,566
53,631
84,716
36,982
28,656
54,913
8,488
14,952
18,295
9,901
71,809
14,962
150,329
74,734
5,917
106,977
35,585
31,361
125,151
9,731
36,652
7,043
56,687
152,461
13,772
5,009
57,571
44,844
20,573
46,188
4,281
27,406

47,150
2,944
45,654
28,227
232,211
29,563
29,515
7,375
5,391
170,050
65,683
9,105
10,665
102,922
54,874
27,875
24,774
40,386
42,012
12,849
44,044
53,447
86,933
37,461
29,257
54,692
8,414
14,882
18,562
9,985
71,955
14,788
154,147
74,693
5,761
108,088
36,278
31,120
128,401
10,042
37,167
7,042
57,129
154,994
13,356
4,889
57,715
45,951
20,649
46,699
4,062
29,390

NOTE: Figures include all revisions received from the states and, therefore, may differ from those previously published; see ‘‘Technical Notes.’’

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Table 2. Provisional number of marriages and divorces: Each state and Puerto Rico, December 2006 and 2007, and
cumulative figures, 2005–2007
[By state of occurrence. Divorces include reported annulments]
Marriages
December
Area
Alabama . . . . . . .
Alaska . . . . . . . .
Arizona2 . . . . . . .
Arkansas . . . . . . .
California. . . . . . .
Colorado . . . . . . .
Connecticut . . . . .
Delaware. . . . . . .
District of Columbia
Florida . . . . . . . .
Georgia . . . . . . .
Hawaii . . . . . . . .
Idaho . . . . . . . . .
Illinois . . . . . . . .
Indiana . . . . . . . .
Iowa . . . . . . . . .
Kansas . . . . . . . .
Kentucky . . . . . . .
Louisiana. . . . . . .
Maine. . . . . . . . .
Maryland . . . . . . .
Massachusetts . . .
Michigan . . . . . . .
Minnesota . . . . . .
Mississippi . . . . . .
Missouri . . . . . . .
Montana . . . . . . .
Nebraska. . . . . . .
Nevada. . . . . . . .
New Hampshire. . .
New Jersey . . . . .
New Mexico3 . . . .
New York2 . . . . . .
North Carolina. . . .
North Dakota . . . .
Ohio . . . . . . . . .
Oklahoma . . . . . .
Oregon . . . . . . . .
Pennsylvania . . . .
Rhode Island . . . .
South Carolina . . .
South Dakota . . . .
Tennessee . . . . . .
Texas . . . . . . . . .
Utah . . . . . . . . .
Vermont . . . . . . .
Virginia . . . . . . . .
Washington . . . . .
West Virginia . . . .
Wisconsin . . . . . .
Wyoming . . . . . . .
Puerto Rico . . . . .

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Divorces

January–December

December

January–December

20071

2006

20071

2006

2005

20071

2006

20071

2006

2005

2,833
304
2,560
2,477
14,133
2,143
956
422
96
10,034
3,625
2,888
826
4,265
5,216
1,045
1,142
1,538
2,721
850
2,608
1,879
4,453
1,340
1,019
3,381
366
303
7,965
384
3,373
524
11,571
4,898
252
5,045
1,666
1,841
3,359
337
2,482
272
4,962
13,829
1,124
205
3,895
2,502
796
1,084
323
2,438

3,319
422
2,809
2,690
15,107
1,686
1,295
333
53
11,379
5,111
2,057
1,111
5,932
4,120
1,183
1,326
2,599
--495
2,602
2,271
3,494
1,349
1,272
2,581
430
804
8,188
542
2,957
903
8,805
4,617
301
4,880
1,567
1,841
3,488
420
2,132
364
4,962
13,829
1,926
307
4,464
2,757
1,002
1,705
311
2,641

42,382
5,774
39,495
33,741
225,832
29,206
17,328
4,749
2,143
157,610
64,034
27,316
15,373
75,292
51,219
20,061
18,564
33,598
32,787
10,095
35,549
38,402
59,084
29,803
15,729
39,417
7,126
12,417
126,354
9,364
45,435
11,229
130,584
68,131
4,211
70,905
26,243
29,351
71,094
6,761
31,378
6,169
65,551
179,904
22,640
5,346
57,982
41,766
12,999
32,234
4,847
21,603

42,386
5,536
38,983
35,088
225,341
33,841
19,319
5,105
2,297
155,658
66,456
28,679
14,863
77,981
44,231
20,060
18,918
35,324
--10,289
37,020
37,993
59,400
30,952
16,560
40,308
7,055
12,015
131,389
9,367
47,727
13,423
131,004
64,736
4,354
72,783
26,266
26,679
71,511
6,990
33,852
6,303
64,505
178,116
23,342
5,352
60,235
41,559
13,263
33,437
4,867
22,589

41,962
5,446
38,308
35,882
228,762
35,132
20,514
5,015
2,344
157,976
62,893
29,271
14,935
74,065
43,496
20,419
18,804
36,251
36,569
10,879
38,475
39,507
61,108
30,515
16,868
40,675
6,964
12,256
139,572
9,488
49,305
12,821
130,409
63,384
4,388
74,453
25,755
26,471
71,933
7,525
35,351
6,551
65,426
176,768
24,109
5,525
62,023
40,802
13,418
33,876
4,797
23,523

1,205
184
1,952
1,606
--1,737
691
255
77
5,839
----651
2,452
--744
748
1,598
--641
1,611
1,767
3,658
--1,440
2,013
266
199
1,361
600
1,810
570
2,852
2,954
115
2,470
1,360
1,302
2,975
216
1,344
249
1,849
6,249
649
160
2,678
2,375
758
1,229
414
1,480

1,595
224
1,981
1,169
--1,534
800
273
106
6,766
----606
2,974
--683
638
1,630
--427
1,502
1,201
2,591
--996
1,805
260
468
1,431
403
1,837
611
4,463
2,634
171
3,060
1,583
1,302
3,239
249
1,108
213
1,849
6,249
759
231
2,873
2,237
750
1,318
222
1,361

19,820
2,953
24,515
16,793
--21,178
10,714
3,858
962
86,367
----7,372
32,819
--7,770
9,157
19,677
--5,897
17,374
14,507
35,450
--14,164
22,377
3,553
5,500
16,593
5,070
25,687
8,434
55,943
37,412
1,527
37,858
18,750
14,844
35,268
2,981
14,357
2,432
29,868
79,469
8,889
2,364
29,542
28,925
9,026
16,090
2,885
15,454

22,867
2,825
24,274
16,486
--21,139
11,027
3,239
1,218
85,969
----7,394
32,158
--7,949
8,462
21,127
--5,608
17,065
14,621
35,026
--13,955
22,243
4,192
6,095
16,958
5,322
25,794
8,383
59,543
35,824
1,963
40,111
19,023
14,867
35,330
3,199
12,796
2,467
28,066
79,469
9,904
2,390
30,571
26,163
9,183
16,730
2,690
17,539

22,430
2,865
24,535
16,728
--20,504
10,623
3,251
1,145
81,285
----7,126
32,408
--8,148
8,512
19,342
--5,443
17,233
14,354
34,580
--12,798
21,013
4,203
5,864
18,084
5,028
25,343
8,837
54,708
35,684
1,905
40,181
19,966
15,033
29,143
3,159
12,423
2,159
27,823
75,980
9,982
2,215
30,052
27,022
9,223
16,297
2,674
18,376

- - - Data not available.
1
Figures based on monthly counts and may be underreported.
2
Figures for marriages are licenses issued for some counties.
3
Figures for marriages are marriage licenses issued.
NOTE: Figures include all revisions received from the states and, therefore, may differ from those previously published; see ‘‘Technical Notes.’’

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National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 56, No. 21, July 14, 2008

Acknowledgments
This report was prepared by Betzaida Tejada-Vera of the Mortality Statistics
Branch (MSB) and Paul D. Sutton of the Reproductive Statistics Branch
(RSB) of the Division of Vital Statistics (DVS) under the general direction of
Stephanie J. Ventura, Chief, RSB, and Charles J. Rothwell, Director, DVS.
Connie Gentry, Kathy Holiday, Chrissy Jarman, Susan McBroom, and Pam
Stephenson of the Data Acquisition and Evaluation Branch (DAEB) were
responsible for acquisition of the provisional data. Brenda Green, Kryn
Krautheim, David Justice, Jenny Justice, Adrienne Rouse, and Charles E.
Sirc, also of DAEB, evaluated the quality of the provisional data. This report
was edited by Demarius V. Miller and Megan M. Cox, CDC/CCHIS/
NCHM/Division of Creative Services, Writer-Editor Services Branch, and
typeset by Jacqueline M. Davis of CDC/CCHIS/NCHM/Division of Creative
Services.

Copyright information
All material appearing in this report is in the public domain and may be
reproduced or copied without permission; citation as to source, however,
is appreciated.

Suggested citation
Tejada-Vera B, Sutton PD. Births, marriages, divorces, and deaths:
Provisional data for 2007. National vital statistics reports; vol 56 no 21.
Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2008.

National Center for Health Statistics
Director
Edward J. Sondik, Ph.D.
Acting Co-Deputy Directors
Jennifer H. Madans, Ph.D.
Michael H. Sadagursky
Division of Vital Statistics
Director, Charles J. Rothwell

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