SELECTED LIVE BIRTH STATISTICS, RESIDENTS OF SHARKEY 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 128 17 111 100.0 100.0 100.0
MALES 53 7 46 41.4 41.2 41.4
FEMALES 75 10 65 58.6 58.8 58.6
TEEN-AGE BIRTHS 49 3 46 38.3 17.6 41.4
PREMATURE BIRTHS* 16 1 15 12.5 5.9 13.5
IMMATURE BIRTHS** 17 2 15 13.3 11.8 13.5
ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 97 3 94 75.8 17.6 84.7
TEEN ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 49 3 46 38.3 17.6 41.4
AGE OF MOTHER (ALL BIRTHS)
UNDER 15 4 0 4 3.1 0.0 3.6
15-19 45 3 42 35.2 17.6 37.8
20-24 36 6 30 28.1 35.3 27.0
25-29 27 4 23 21.1 23.5 20.7
30-34 8 2 6 6.2 11.8 5.4
35-39 8 2 6 6.2 11.8 5.4
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
AGE OF MOTHER (ILLEGITIMATE)
UNDER 15 4 0 4 3.1 0.0 3.6
15-19 45 3 42 35.2 17.6 37.8
20-24 23 0 23 18.0 0.0 20.7
25-29 16 0 16 12.5 0.0 14.4
30-34 6 0 6 4.7 0.0 5.4
35-39 3 0 3 2.3 0.0 2.7
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 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
7-9 YEARS 26 2 24 20.3 11.8 21.6
10, 11 YEARS 30 1 29 23.4 5.9 26.1
12 YEARS 43 1 42 33.6 5.9 37.8
1-3 YEARS COLLEGE 22 9 13 17.2 52.9 11.7
4 OR MORE YEARS COLLEGE 7 4 3 5.5 23.5 2.7
UNKNOWN 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
PRENATAL CARE BEGAN
NO CARE 7 0 7 5.5 0.0 6.3
FIRST TRIMESTER 75 14 61 58.6 82.4 55.0
SECOND TRIMESTER 27 3 24 21.1 17.6 21.6
THIRD TRIMESTER 11 0 11 8.6 0.0 9.9
UNKNOWN MONTH 8 0 8 6.2 0.0 7.2
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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.
