TABLE 6B
LIVE BIRTHS WEIGHING LESS THAN 1,500 GRAMS AT BIRTH
AND PERCENT OF TOTAL LIVE BIRTHS,
BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND RACE OF MOTHER,
MISSISSIPPI, 1995

                                                            
                      NUMBER                  PERCENT       
                                NON-                    NON-
COUNTY         TOTAL   WHITE   WHITE   TOTAL   WHITE   WHITE

STATE            705     201     504     1.7     0.9     2.6

ADAMS             14       3      11     2.7     1.6     3.4
ALCORN             2       2       0     0.5     0.7       -
AMITE              1       0       1     0.6       -     1.2
ATTALA             5       1       4     1.9     0.8     3.0
BENTON             2       1       1     1.7     1.9     1.5
BOLIVAR            8       1       7     1.2     0.7     1.3

CALHOUN            6       4       2     3.1     3.4     2.6
CARROLL            3       1       2     3.0     2.2     3.7
CHICKASAW          2       1       1     0.6     0.7     0.6
CHOCTAW            2       0       2     1.6       -     3.9
CLAIBORNE          2       0       2     1.2       -     1.3
CLARKE             5       1       4     2.2     0.8     3.6

CLAY               5       0       5     1.5       -     2.3
COAHOMA           15       0      15     2.5       -     3.1
COPIAH            12       4       8     2.8     2.2     3.3
COVINGTON          3       0       3     1.0       -     2.1
DESOTO            15       8       7     1.2     0.8     3.7
FORREST           15       5      10     1.4     0.9     2.1

FRANKLIN           2       0       2     2.1       -     4.3
GEORGE             1       1       0     0.3     0.4       -
GREENE             3       2       1     1.8     1.6     2.4
GRENADA            8       1       7     2.5     0.6     4.2
HANCOCK           10       7       3     2.0     1.6     5.9
HARRISON          30      12      18     1.0     0.6     2.0

HINDS             97      13      84     2.4     1.1     2.9
HOLMES             5       0       5     1.3       -     1.6
HUMPHREYS          5       1       4     2.6     2.3     2.7
ISSAQUENA          3       0       3     9.7       -    13.0
ITAWAMBA           0       0       0       -       -       -
JACKSON           34      13      21     1.9     1.0     3.9

JASPER             7       4       3     2.6     4.3     1.6
JEFFERSON          4       0       4     2.7       -     2.8
JEFF DAVIS         6       2       4     2.6     3.1     2.4
JONES             19      10       9     2.3     1.9     3.0
KEMPER             3       0       3     2.2       -     2.8
LAFAYETTE          6       3       3     1.5     1.3     1.8

LAMAR              2       2       0     0.4     0.5       -
LAUDERDALE        26       8      18     2.3     1.4     3.1
LAWRENCE           6       1       5     3.1     1.0     5.4
LEAKE              2       1       1     0.7     0.7     0.7
LEE               27       7      20     2.3     0.9     4.8
LEFLORE            7       0       7     1.0       -     1.3

 

TABLE 6B - PAGE 2                                           
LIVE BIRTHS LESS THAN 1,500 GRAMS - MISSISSIPPI - 1995      

                                                            
                      NUMBER                  PERCENT       
                                NON-                    NON-
COUNTY         TOTAL   WHITE   WHITE   TOTAL   WHITE   WHITE

LINCOLN            6       4       2     1.4     1.5     1.2
LOWNDES           11       3       8     1.1     0.6     1.6
MADISON           12       5       7     1.0     0.8     1.2
MARION             6       1       5     1.6     0.5     2.9
MARSHALL           5       1       4     0.9     0.4     1.3
MONROE            11       4       7     2.0     1.2     3.1

MONTGOMERY         1       0       1     0.6       -     1.1
NESHOBA           13       4       9     3.0     1.7     4.3
NEWTON             7       2       5     2.2     1.2     3.2
NOXUBEE            2       0       2     0.9       -     1.2
OKTIBBEHA         10       4       6     2.0     1.7     2.4
PANOLA            10       1       9     1.8     0.4     2.8

PEARL RIVER        9       6       3     1.5     1.2     3.3
PERRY              2       1       1     1.1     0.8     2.0
PIKE               5       0       5     0.8       -     1.3
PONTOTOC           6       3       3     1.6     1.0     4.8
PRENTISS           3       1       2     1.0     0.4     5.3
QUITMAN            3       1       2     1.6     2.3     1.4

RANKIN            18      12       6     1.2     1.0     2.1
SCOTT              8       4       4     1.8     1.6     1.9
SHARKEY            3       0       3     2.3       -     2.7
SIMPSON            7       2       5     1.9     0.9     3.4
SMITH              2       0       2     0.9       -     2.9
STONE              4       2       2     2.2     1.5     4.3

SUNFLOWER         12       3       9     2.2     2.6     2.1
TALLAHATCHIE       7       0       7     2.9       -     4.2
TATE               5       0       5     1.4       -     3.4
TIPPAH             3       1       2     1.1     0.5     3.0
TISHOMINGO         2       2       0     0.9     1.0       -
TUNICA             5       0       5     3.1       -     3.5

UNION              5       4       1     1.5     1.6     1.2
WALTHALL           3       0       3     1.3       -     2.3
WARREN            13       4       9     1.6     1.0     2.0
WASHINGTON        28       2      26     2.3     0.6     2.8
WAYNE              6       0       6     1.7       -     3.5
WEBSTER            6       2       4     4.5     2.1    10.0

WILKINSON          2       0       2     1.7       -     2.2
WINSTON            5       0       5     2.0       -     3.9
YALOBUSHA          2       1       1     1.3     1.2     1.5
YAZOO              7       1       6     1.6     0.8     2.0