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  1. $Title{Table 2.: Fertility Rates by Ethnic Group, Peninsular Malaysia, 1970 and 1980}
  2.  
  3. _____________________________________________________________________________
  4.      Ethnic Group                    Age-Specific Fertility Rate
  5.                                             (by age-group)
  6. _______________________  ____________________________________________________
  7.                           15-19    20-24    25-29    30-34    35-39    40-44
  8. _____________________________________________________________________________
  9. Malay
  10.   1970 ................      75      250      265      226      150       75
  11.   1980 ................      41      195      256      211      146       66
  12.   Decline (in
  13.    percentage) ........      45       22        3        7        3       12
  14.  
  15. Chinese
  16.   1970 ................      26      199      292      229      140       70
  17.   1980 ................      24      159      230      159       66       23
  18.   Decline (in
  19.    percentage) ........       8       20       21       31       53       67
  20.  
  21. Indian
  22.   1970 ................      72      279      264      202      117       54
  23.   1980 ................      46      210      240      148       55       18
  24.   Decline (in
  25.    percentage) ........      36       25        9       27       53       67
  26.  
  27. Total
  28.   1970 ................      57      234      275      224      142       71
  29.   1980 ................      36      185      245      185      108       46
  30.   Decline (in
  31.    percentage) ........      37       21       11       17       24       35
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  33.        Year                     Total Fertility Rate
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  35.                               Malay    Chinese      Indian      Total
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  37. 1970 ...................       5.21       4.78        4.94       5.02
  38. 1980 ...................       4.58       3.31        3.59       4.03
  39. Decline (in
  40.  percentage) ...........         12         31          27         20
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  42.  
  43. Source: Based on information from Malaysia, Department of Statistics, 1980
  44.         Population and Housing Census of Malaysia: General Report of the
  45.         Population Census, Kuala Lumpur, 1983, 48.
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