Table . Fertility Characteristics of Mothers 15 to 44 Years Old and Geographic Characteristics: Summer 1993 (Numbers in thousands. Data are monthly averages) ________________________________________________________________ Number of mothers Fertility ________________________________________ Characteristic Bi Receivi per 1,0 TotalWIC benefits mother ________________________________________________________________ Total 35,776 2,432 2,228 MONTHLY FAMILY INCOME 1/ Less than $500 2,240 495 2,334 $500 to $999 3,550 570 2,511 $1,000 to $1,499 3,638 455 2,195 $1,500 and over 25,861 853 2,024 POVERTY LEVEL 1/ Below poverty 7,183 1,349 2,547 Above poverty level 28,106 1,024 1,832 PLACE OF BIRTH Native born 31,533 2,095 2,184 Foreign born 4,243 338 2,499 DIVISIONS New England 1,681 102 2,112 Middle Atlantic 4,930 361 2,189 East North Central 6,417 438 2,447 West North Central 2,585 195 2,249 South Atlantic 6,311 400 1,980 East South Central 2,197 162 1,715 West South Central 3,881 312 2,320 Mountain 1,753 113 2,502 Pacific 6,021 351 2,367 ________________________________________________________________ 1/ Excludes those who did not report income. Source: Survey of Income and Program Participation, Summer 1993 Receiving WIC Benefits by Selected Socioeconomic ______________________________________________ characteristics of mothers Receiving WIC Benefits _____________________________________________ Percent with first birth... ___________________________________________________ Born both out Born out o Born befor of wed-lock and wedl ag before age 18 __________________________________________________ 56.1 23.0 19.6 66.2 26.6 23.9 69.9 29.0 27.3 43.9 12.2 10.2 46.4 22.8 17.0 63.1 26.5 23.3 46.0 18.5 14.8 60.2 23.7 20.4 30.4 18.6 14.4 60.5 28.1 28.1 56.7 23.0 20.3 58.6 25.8 23.4 46.6 20.3 18.1 66.8 27.0 19.9 60.7 18.5 15.1 55.0 22.4 21.2 53.3 23.3 18.9 43.8 17.5 12.8 ____________________________________________________