(HSVSTEEN) TEENAGE VITAL STATISTICS DATA
BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND RACE OF MOTHER
MISSISSIPPI, 1995
TOTAL FEMALES FEMALES FEMALES TOTAL
POPULATION AGES AGES AGES LIVE
RACE ALL AGES 10-19 10-14 15-19 BIRTHS
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TOTAL 8,295 815 403 412 149
WHITE 1,049 54 28 26 7
NONWHITE 7,246 761 375 386 142
-------- ALL RACES -------- ---------- WHITE ---------- -------- NONWHITE ---------
ALL AGES AGES AGES ALL AGES AGES AGES ALL AGES AGES AGES
TEENS 10-14 15-17 18-19 TEENS 10-14 15-17 18-19 TEENS 10-14 15-17 18-19
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TEENAGE BIRTHS 34 1 15 18 0 0 0 0 34 1 15 18
TEENAGE IMMATURE BIRTHS 6 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 6 0 3 3
TEENAGE PREMATURE BIRTHS 7 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 7 0 4 3
TEENAGE ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 33 1 15 17 0 0 0 0 33 1 15 17
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS LIVE BIRTHS 13 0 3 10 0 0 0 0 13 0 3 10
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS PREGNANCIES 16 0 5 11 0 0 0 0 16 0 5 11
TEENS WITH INADEQUATE* PRENATAL CARE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEENAGE FERTILITY RATE 41.7 2.5 80.1 (15-19) 0.0 0.0 0.0 (15-19) 44.7 2.7 85.5 (15-19)
TEENAGE FETAL DEATHS** 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
TEENAGE FETAL DEATH RATIO 29.4 0.0 66.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 29.4 0.0 66.7 0.0
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATIONS# 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATION RATIO 117.6 0.0 0.0 222.2 0.0 . . 0.0 117.6 0.0 0.0 222.2
TEENAGE PREGNANCIES# 39 1 16 22 0 0 0 0 39 1 16 22
TEENAGE PREGNANCY RATE 47.8 2.5 92.2 (15-19) 0.0 0.0 0.0 (15-19) 51.2 2.7 98.4 (15-19)
INFANT DEATHS TO TEENAGE MOTHERS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
* ACCORDING TO THE KESSNER INDEX
** SPONTANEOUS FETAL DEATHS OF 20 WEEKS OR MORE GESTATION OR WEIGHT OF 350 GRAMS OR MORE
# FIGURES BY RACE MAY NOT ADD TO TOTAL BECAUSE TOTAL FIGURES INCLUDE SOME FOR WHICH RACE OF MOTHER WAS UNKNOWN
DEFINITIONS:
IMMATURE=BIRTHWEIGHT LESS THAN 2,500 GRAMS
PREMATURE=GESTATION LESS THAN 37 WEEKS
FERTILITY RATE=LIVE BIRTHS TO MOTHERS IN SPECIFIC AGE GROUP PER 1,000 FEMALES IN SPECIFIC AGE GROUP
FETAL DEATH RATIO=FETAL DEATHS TO WOMEN IN SPECIFIC AGE GROUP PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS TO WOMEN IN SPECIFIC AGE GROUP
INDUCED TERM. RATIO=INDUCED TERMINATIONS TO WOMEN IN SPECIFIC AGE GROUP PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS TO WOMEN IN SPECIFIC AGE GROUP
PREGNANCIES=LIVE BIRTHS PLUS FETAL DEATHS PLUS INDUCED TERMINATIONS
PREGNANCY RATE=PREGNANCIES OF WOMEN IN SPECIFIC AGE GROUP PER 1,000 FEMALES IN SPECIFIC AGE GROUP
INFANT DEATH=DEATH OF A LIVE-BORN INFANT BEFORE REACHING 1 YEAR OF AGE
