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Table: Table 7Average Heights and Weights in 1968 and Previous Years

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Table 7

Average Heights and Weights in 1968 and Previous Years

Ages	Number Exam-ined in 1968	Average Height in Inches					Average Weight in lbs.
Ages	Number Exam-ined in 1968	1968	1967	1966	1965	1939	1968	1967	1966	1965	1939
BOYS
5 years	1,559	43.2	43.3	43.2	43.1	41.8	43.1	44.0	43.3	43.1	41.5
6 years	592	44.2	44.2	44.2	44.5	43.8	44.6	45.0	44.7	45.3	43.4
14 years	647	65.7	64.0	63.5	64.2	59.0	114.2	115.5	113.3	117.8	90.8
15 years	607	65.8	65.6	65.6	64.9	-	123.3	122.6	121.4	119.6	-
16 years	198	67.1	67.5	66.9	66.4	-	129.5	131.4	130.0	130.1	-
17 years	28	67.5	68.1	68.6	68.3	-	134.9	135.3	137.6	137.6	-
GIRLS
5 years	1,555	43.2	43.0	42.8	42.6	41.2	42.8	42.2	42.0	41.9	39.7
6 years	586	44.2	43.6	43.9	43.2	42.7	44.0	43.3	44.0	42.8	41.4
14 years	731	62.6	62.4	62.1	61.9	60.3	115.0	113.8	113.6	115.8	97.9
15 years	650	63.5	63.1	63.2	62.6	62.0	118.5	117.7	120.1	117.9	105.5
16 years	115	64.0	63.8	63.5	63.3	-	122.2	121.5	121.1	122.4	-
17 years	8	64.8	64.1	63.9	64.2	-	127.8	126.0	126.0	128.4	-