SELECTED LIVE BIRTH STATISTICS, RESIDENTS OF TUNICA 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 163 22 141 100.0 100.0 100.0
MALES 83 14 69 50.9 63.6 48.9
FEMALES 80 8 72 49.1 36.4 51.1
TEEN-AGE BIRTHS 52 0 52 31.9 0.0 36.9
PREMATURE BIRTHS* 33 3 30 20.2 13.6 21.3
IMMATURE BIRTHS** 20 2 18 12.3 9.1 12.8
ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 126 6 120 77.3 27.3 85.1
TEEN ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 52 0 52 31.9 0.0 36.9
AGE OF MOTHER (ALL BIRTHS)
UNDER 15 5 0 5 3.1 0.0 3.5
15-19 47 0 47 28.8 0.0 33.3
20-24 54 6 48 33.1 27.3 34.0
25-29 30 8 22 18.4 36.4 15.6
30-34 17 4 13 10.4 18.2 9.2
35-39 9 4 5 5.5 18.2 3.5
40-44 1 0 1 0.6 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
AGE OF MOTHER (ILLEGITIMATE)
UNDER 15 5 0 5 3.1 0.0 3.5
15-19 47 0 47 28.8 0.0 33.3
20-24 39 1 38 23.9 4.5 27.0
25-29 20 3 17 12.3 13.6 12.0
30-34 8 0 8 4.9 0.0 5.7
35-39 6 2 4 3.7 9.1 2.8
40-44 1 0 1 0.6 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 3 1 2 1.8 4.5 1.4
7-9 YEARS 19 1 18 11.6 4.5 12.8
10, 11 YEARS 35 4 31 21.5 18.2 22.0
12 YEARS 78 8 70 47.8 36.4 49.6
1-3 YEARS COLLEGE 21 4 17 12.9 18.2 12.0
4 OR MORE YEARS COLLEGE 6 4 2 3.7 18.2 1.4
UNKNOWN 1 0 1 0.6 0.0 0.7
PRENATAL CARE BEGAN
NO CARE 6 0 6 3.7 0.0 4.2
FIRST TRIMESTER 114 16 98 69.9 72.7 69.5
SECOND TRIMESTER 37 6 31 22.7 27.3 22.0
THIRD TRIMESTER 4 0 4 2.4 0.0 2.8
UNKNOWN MONTH 2 0 2 1.2 0.0 1.4
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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.
