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COUNTY: GRENADA

 
 
        SELECTED LIVE BIRTH STATISTICS, RESIDENTS OF GRENADA 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                  318    152    166   100.0  100.0  100.0
 
        MALES                         170     76     94    53.4   50.0   56.6
        FEMALES                       148     76     72    46.5   50.0   43.4
        TEEN-AGE BIRTHS                76     23     53    23.9   15.1   31.9
        PREMATURE BIRTHS*              47     16     31    14.8   10.5   18.7
        IMMATURE BIRTHS**              33     14     19    10.4    9.2   11.4
        ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS           143     25    118    45.0   16.4   71.1
        TEEN ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS       63     12     51    19.8    7.9   30.7
 
        AGE OF MOTHER (ALL BIRTHS)
           UNDER 15                     5      0      5     1.6    0.0    3.0
           15-19                       71     23     48    22.3   15.1   28.9
           20-24                      101     51     50    31.8   33.6   30.1
           25-29                       79     45     34    24.8   29.6   20.5
           30-34                       43     24     19    13.5   15.8   11.4
           35-39                       18      9      9     5.7    5.9    5.4
           40-44                        1      0      1     0.3    0.0    0.6
           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                     5      0      5     1.6    0.0    3.0
           15-19                       58     12     46    18.2    7.9   27.7
           20-24                       39      7     32    12.3    4.6   19.3
           25-29                       24      3     21     7.5    2.0   12.6
           30-34                       14      3     11     4.4    2.0    6.6
           35-39                        3      0      3     0.9    0.0    1.8
           40-44                        0      0      0     0.0    0.0    0.0
           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                    3      0      3     0.9    0.0    1.8
           7-9 YEARS                   42     19     23    13.2   12.5   13.8
           10, 11 YEARS                65     18     47    20.4   11.8   28.3
           12 YEARS                   102     48     54    32.1   31.6   32.5
           1-3 YEARS COLLEGE           59     33     26    18.6   21.7   15.7
           4 OR MORE YEARS COLLEGE     47     34     13    14.8   22.4    7.8
           UNKNOWN                      0      0      0     0.0    0.0    0.0
 
        PRENATAL CARE BEGAN
           NO CARE                      3      0      3     0.9    0.0    1.8
           FIRST TRIMESTER            270    139    131    84.9   91.4   78.9
           SECOND TRIMESTER            40     12     28    12.6    7.9   16.9
           THIRD TRIMESTER              4      1      3     1.2    0.6    1.8
           UNKNOWN MONTH                1      0      1     0.3    0.0    0.6
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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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