TABLE 2
RESIDENT BIRTHS BY ATTENDANT AND PLACE OF DELIVERY
TEXAS, 1970-2004

YEAR	TOTAL BIRTHS	ATTENDANT			PLACE
		PHYSICIAN	% PHYSICIAN	MIDWIFE & OTHER	HOSPITAL	% HOSPITAL	HOME & OTHER
1970	230,624	225,315	97.7	5,309	224,687	97.4	5,937
1971	228,983	223,985	97.8	4,998	223,557	97.6	5,426
1972	214,613	210,231	97.9	4,382	209,811	97.7	4,802
1973	209,651	205,265	97.9	4,386	204,995	97.8	4,656
1974	210,787	206,366	97.9	4,421	206,215	97.8	4,572
1975	215,426	210,376	97.7	5,050	210,552	97.7	4,874
1976	218,447	211,931	97.0	6,516	213,381	97.6	5,066
1977	228,871	221,555	96.8	7,316	223,538	97.6	5,333
1978	236,612	229,151	96.8	7,461	229,013	96.8	7,599
1979	254,263	245,530	96.6	8,733	244,440	96.1	9,823
1980	273,433	264,875	96.9	8,558	263,480	96.4	9,953
1981	281,558	272,494	96.8	9,064	273,990	97.3	7,568
1982	297,683	288,122	96.8	9,561	289,047	97.1	8,636
1983	295,178	284,091	96.2	11,087	284,973	96.5	10,205
1984	298,756	286,744	96.0	12,012	288,206	96.5	10,550
1985	308,027	296,302	96.2	11,725	297,918	96.7	10,109
1986	307,003	295,404	96.2	11,599	297,450	96.9	9,553
1987	301,827	290,749	96.3	11,078	293,727	97.3	8,100
1988	303,314	287,788	94.9	15,526	294,478	97.1	8,836
1989	*307,560	*293,086	95.3	*14,474	*298,677	97.1	*8,883
1990	316,257	**304,163	** 96.2	**12,094	**308,279	97.5	**7,978
1991	317,680	305,464	96.2	12,216	310,709	97.8	6,971
1992	320,714	307,431	95.9	13,283	314,383	98.0	6,331
1993	321,961	309,279	96.1	12,682	316,090	98.2	5,871
1994	321,088	307,861	95.9	13,227	315,705	98.3	5,383
1995	322,669	309,540	95.9	13,129	317,934	98.5	4,735
1996	330,238	314,875	95.3	15,363	326,151	98.8	4,087
1997	333,829	316,633	94.8	17,196	330,004	98.9	3,825
1998	342,199	323,953	94.7	18,246	338,478	98.9	3,721
1999	349,157	330,958	94.8	18,199	345,762	99.0	3,395
2000	363,325	342,322	94.5	20,003	359,965	99.1	3,360
2001	365,092	345,121	94.5	19,971	362,111	99.2	2,981
2002	372,369	352,004	94.5	20,365	369,516	99.2	2,853
2003	377,374	356,696	94.5	20,678	374,608	99.3	2,766
2004	381,441	360,120	94.4	21,321	378,698	99.3	2,743