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COUNTY: JEFFERSON

 
 
        SELECTED LIVE BIRTH STATISTICS, RESIDENTS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, 1995
 
        *** BY RACE OF MOTHER ***
 
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                                          NUMBER                PERCENT
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                                                   NON-                  NON-
        STATISTIC                   TOTAL  WHITE  WHITE   TOTAL  WHITE  WHITE
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        TOTAL BIRTHS                  149      7    142   100.0  100.0  100.0
 
        MALES                          86      4     82    57.7   57.1   57.7
        FEMALES                        63      3     60    42.3   42.8   42.2
        TEEN-AGE BIRTHS                34      0     34    22.8    0.0   23.9
        PREMATURE BIRTHS*              26      2     24    17.4   28.6   16.9
        IMMATURE BIRTHS**              21      2     19    14.1   28.6   13.4
        ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS           114      2    112    76.5   28.6   78.9
        TEEN ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS       33      0     33    22.1    0.0   23.2
 
        AGE OF MOTHER (ALL BIRTHS)
           UNDER 15                     1      0      1     0.7    0.0    0.7
           15-19                       33      0     33    22.1    0.0   23.2
           20-24                       39      1     38    26.2   14.3   26.8
           25-29                       37      5     32    24.8   71.4   22.5
           30-34                       24      1     23    16.1   14.3   16.2
           35-39                       13      0     13     8.7    0.0    9.2
           40-44                        2      0      2     1.3    0.0    1.4
           45 AND OVER                  0      0      0     0.0    0.0    0.0
           UNKNOWN                      0      0      0     0.0    0.0    0.0
 
        AGE OF MOTHER (ILLEGITIMATE)
           UNDER 15                     1      0      1     0.7    0.0    0.7
           15-19                       32      0     32    21.5    0.0   22.5
           20-24                       33      1     32    22.1   14.3   22.5
           25-29                       22      1     21    14.8   14.3   14.8
           30-34                       16      0     16    10.7    0.0   11.3
           35-39                        9      0      9     6.0    0.0    6.3
           40-44                        1      0      1     0.7    0.0    0.7
           45 AND OVER                  0      0      0     0.0    0.0    0.0
           UNKNOWN                      0      0      0     0.0    0.0    0.0
 
        EDUCATION OF MOTHER
           NONE                         0      0      0     0.0    0.0    0.0
           1-6 YEARS                    0      0      0     0.0    0.0    0.0
           7-9 YEARS                    8      0      8     5.4    0.0    5.6
           10, 11 YEARS                30      1     29    20.1   14.3   20.4
           12 YEARS                    66      3     63    44.3   42.8   44.4
           1-3 YEARS COLLEGE           30      0     30    20.1    0.0   21.1
           4 OR MORE YEARS COLLEGE     14      3     11     9.4   42.8    7.7
           UNKNOWN                      1      0      1     0.7    0.0    0.7
 
        PRENATAL CARE BEGAN
           NO CARE                      1      0      1     0.7    0.0    0.7
           FIRST TRIMESTER            101      6     95    67.8   85.7   66.9
           SECOND TRIMESTER            44      1     43    29.5   14.3   30.3
           THIRD TRIMESTER              3      0      3     2.0    0.0    2.1
           UNKNOWN MONTH                0      0      0     0.0    0.0    0.0
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         * PREMATURE BIRTHS ARE THOSE WITH GESTATION LESS THAN 37 WEEKS.
 
        ** IMMATURE BIRTHS ARE THOSE WITH BIRTHWEIGHT LESS THAN 2,500 GRAMS.
 
         # LESS THAN 0.06 PERCENT.

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