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Table: Table 7.Average Heights and Weights in 1970 and Previous Years

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Table 7.

Average Heights and Weights in 1970 and Previous Years

Ages	Number Examined In 1970	Average Height In Inches					Average Weight In lbs
Ages	Number Examined In 1970	1970	1969	1968	1967	1939	1970	1969	1968	1967	1939
BOYS
5 years	1,433	43.4	43.2	43.2	43.3	41.8	43.1	42.9	43.1	44.0	41.5
6 years	830	43.9	43.9	44.2	44.2	43.8	44.4	44.0	44.6	45.0	43.4
14 years	611	64.2	64.0	65.7	64.0	59.0	116.9	112.5	114.2	115.5	90.8
15 years	495	67.0	66.3	65.8	65.6	-	123.7	125.9	123.3	122.6	-
16 years	183	67.5	67.7	67.1	67.5	-	133.4	133.6	129.5	131.4	-
17 years	46*	69.0*	68.8	67.5	68.1	-	141.4*	134.9	134.9	135.3	-
GIRLS
5 years	1,424	43.2	43.1	43.2	43.0	41.2	42.5	41.9	42.8	42.2	39.7
6 years	772	43.9	43.5	44.2	43.6	42.7	43.9	43.4	44.0	43.3	41.4
14 years	673	62.4	62.3	62.6	62.4	60.3	112.5	114.4	115.0	113.8	97.9
15 years	650	63.2	63.5	63.5	63.1	62.0	120.1	120.6	118.5	117.7	105.5
16 years	187	64.1	64.7	64.0	63.8	-	121.0	120.7	122.2	121.5	-
17 years	12*	63.7*	63.1	64.8	64.1	-	119.3*	121.0	127.8	126.0	-