ACTUARIAL STUDY NO. 117
The following table presents the plot points for Figure II.1--
U.S. Total Fertility Rate, Calendar Years 1917-2002

Plot points
Year
Actual
Fitted
1917
3.333
—
1918
3.312
—
1919
3.068
—
1920
3.263
—
1921
3.326
3.456
1922
3.109
3.258
1923
3.101
3.026
1924
3.121
3.164
1925
3.012
3.068
1926
2.901
2.914
1927
2.824
2.851
1928
2.660
2.766
1929
2.532
2.551
1930
2.533
2.463
1931
2.402
2.480
1932
2.319
2.269
1933
2.172
2.270
1934
2.232
2.081
1935
2.189
2.235
1936
2.146
2.090
1937
2.173
2.119
1938
2.222
2.174
1939
2.172
2.213
1940
2.229
2.142
1941
2.332
2.280
1942
2.555
2.354
1943
2.640
2.619
1944
2.495
2.641
1945
2.422
2.495
1946
2.858
2.506
1947
3.181
3.032
1948
3.026
3.148
1949
3.036
2.961
1950
3.028
3.197
1951
3.199
3.050
1952
3.287
3.266
1953
3.349
3.256
1954
3.461
3.361
1955
3.498
3.492
1956
3.605
3.481
1957
3.682
3.635
1958
3.629
3.667
1959
3.638
3.582
1960
3.606
3.644
1961
3.564
3.547
1962
3.423
3.508
1963
3.298
3.324
1964
3.171
3.223
1965
2.882
3.065
1966
2.670
2.712
1967
2.526
2.570
1968
2.431
2.391
1969
2.423
2.292
1970
2.432
2.315
1971
2.245
2.328
1972
1.994
2.109
1973
1.863
1.921
1974
1.824
1.828
1975
1.770
1.761
1976
1.745
1.688
1977
1.795
1.707
1978
1.764
1.792
1979
1.817
1.731
1980
1.820
1.863
1981
1.805
1.826
1982
1.814
1.839
1983
1.783
1.861
1984
1.792
1.808
1985
1.843
1.845
1986
1.835
1.892
1987
1.865
1.856
1988
1.922
1.928
1989
1.999
1.977
1990
2.068
2.056
1991
2.058
2.125
1992
2.043
2.099
1993
2.018
2.107
1994
2.002
2.066
1995
1.981
2.044
1996
1.980
2.009
1997
1.974
2.013
1998
2.002
1.995
1999
2.008
2.039
2000
2.056
2.028
2001
2.028
2.103
2002
2.007
2.039