LIVE BIRTHS

TABLE A1.  BIRTHS AND AVERAGE PER DAY, BY MONTH
MISSISSIPPI, 1995

                                                                    
                        AVERAGE                             AVERAGE
MONTH        BIRTHS     PER DAY     MONTH        BIRTHS     PER DAY

TOTAL        41,332         113                                    

JANUARY       3,542         114     JULY          3,596         116
FEBRUARY      3,046         109     AUGUST        3,804         123
MARCH         3,310         107     SEPTEMBER     3,680         123
APRIL         3,116         104     OCTOBER       3,683         119
MAY           3,314         107     NOVEMBER      3,394         113
JUNE          3,346         112     DECEMBER      3,501         113

TABLE A2.  PERCENTAGE OF LIVE BIRTHS IN HOSPITALS OR CLINICS,
BY YEAR AND RACE*
MISSISSIPPI, 1940, 1950, 1960, 1970-1995

                                                             
                        NON-                             NON-
YEAR   TOTAL   WHITE   WHITE     YEAR   TOTAL   WHITE   WHITE

1940    14.1    27.1     3.9                                 
1950    46.1    83.3    18.9                                 
1960    73.2    99.0    51.3                                 

1970#   90.0    99.7    79.7     1980#   99.4    99.7    99.1
1971#   92.2    99.6    84.2     1981#   99.3    99.6    99.0
1972#   95.2    99.8    90.4     1982#   99.4    99.6    99.2
1973#   96.4    99.7    92.8     1983#   99.5    99.6    99.4
1974#   97.4    99.7    94.8     1984#   99.5    99.6    99.4
1975#   97.9    99.6    96.0     1985#   99.6    99.7    99.4
1976#   98.5    99.7    97.3     1986#   99.6    99.7    99.5
1977#   98.9    99.7    98.1     1987#   99.6    99.8    99.5
1978#   99.1    99.7    98.4     1988#   99.6    99.7    99.6
1979#   99.3    99.7    98.9     1989#   99.6    99.8    99.5

                                 1990#   99.6    99.6    99.6
                                 1991#   99.6    99.6    99.6
                                 1992#   99.7    99.7    99.7
                                 1993#   99.7    99.7    99.6
                                 1994#   99.7    99.7    99.7
                                 1995#   99.7    99.7    99.6
     
* FIGURES FOR YEARS PRIOR TO 1989 ARE BY RACE OF CHILD;      
  BEGINNING IN 1989 FIGURES SHOWN ARE BY RACE OF MOTHER.     

# INCLUDES BIRTHS IN ANY FACILITY WHICH PROVIDES MEDICAL     
  CARE; PRIOR TO 1970 ONLY BIRTHS IN FACILITIES PROVIDING    
  INPATIENT CARE WERE INCLUDED.