TABLE 6B
LIVE BIRTHS WEIGHING LESS THAN 1,500 GRAMS AT BIRTH
AND PERCENT OF TOTAL LIVE BIRTHS,
BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND RACE OF MOTHER,
MISSISSIPPI, 1996

 
                                                            
                      NUMBER                  PERCENT       
                                NON-                    NON-
COUNTY         TOTAL   WHITE   WHITE   TOTAL   WHITE   WHITE
 
STATE            791     248     543     1.9     1.2     2.8
 
ADAMS             13       3      10     2.5     1.7     3.0
ALCORN             2       2       0     0.5     0.6       -
AMITE              0       0       0       -       -       -
ATTALA             2       1       1     0.8     0.8     0.9
BENTON             3       3       0     2.3     3.9       -
BOLIVAR           14       1      13     1.9     0.6     2.3
 
CALHOUN            4       1       3     2.2     0.8     4.6
CARROLL            1       0       1     1.0       -     2.1
CHICKASAW          6       0       6     1.9       -     3.9
CHOCTAW            2       0       2     1.8       -     4.1
CLAIBORNE          7       0       7     4.0       -     4.2
CLARKE             2       0       2     0.8       -     1.6
 
CLAY               5       0       5     1.4       -     2.1
COAHOMA           15       4      11     2.5     3.6     2.3
COPIAH             6       1       5     1.5     0.6     2.1
COVINGTON          3       1       2     1.0     0.7     1.4
DESOTO            23      12      11     1.6     1.0     5.5
FORREST           15       6       9     1.4     1.0     1.8
 
FRANKLIN           1       1       0     0.9     1.9       -
GEORGE             7       5       2     2.2     1.7     8.3
GREENE             0       0       0       -       -       -
GRENADA           10       3       7     3.1     1.9     4.3
HANCOCK            7       7       0     1.5     1.6       -
HARRISON          47      20      27     1.7     1.1     3.2
 
HINDS            108       8     100     2.7     0.7     3.5
HOLMES             9       0       9     2.2       -     2.5
HUMPHREYS          9       2       7     4.6     5.0     4.5
ISSAQUENA          0       0       0       -       -       -
ITAWAMBA           1       1       0     0.4     0.4       -
JACKSON           34      15      19     2.0     1.2     3.8
 
JASPER             3       0       3     1.0       -     1.6
JEFFERSON          3       0       3     2.1       -     2.3
JEFF DAVIS         5       2       3     2.4     3.4     2.0
JONES             16       7       9     1.9     1.3     2.8
KEMPER             5       0       5     3.7       -     5.5
LAFAYETTE          8       2       6     2.1     0.9     4.0
 
LAMAR              1       1       0     0.2     0.2       -
LAUDERDALE        22       7      15     1.9     1.2     2.6
LAWRENCE           6       4       2     3.2     3.3     2.8
LEAKE              3       0       3     1.0       -     1.9
LEE               30      15      15     2.7     1.9     4.4
LEFLORE           14       1      13     2.0     0.7     2.3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TABLE 6B - PAGE 2                                           
LIVE BIRTHS LESS THAN 1,500 GRAMS - MISSISSIPPI - 1996      
 
                                                            
                      NUMBER                  PERCENT       
                                NON-                    NON-
COUNTY         TOTAL   WHITE   WHITE   TOTAL   WHITE   WHITE
 
LINCOLN            6       0       6     1.4       -     3.8
LOWNDES           20       8      12     1.9     1.7     2.2
MADISON           17       7      10     1.4     1.1     1.8
MARION             5       0       5     1.4       -     3.2
MARSHALL           9       1       8     1.7     0.5     2.5
MONROE            11       4       7     2.2     1.3     3.9
 
MONTGOMERY         6       3       3     3.0     3.6     2.6
NESHOBA           10       5       5     2.2     2.0     2.5
NEWTON            15       7       8     4.3     3.9     4.8
NOXUBEE            7       2       5     3.3     3.9     3.1
OKTIBBEHA         10       3       7     1.8     1.2     2.2
PANOLA            19       7      12     3.7     3.5     3.7
 
PEARL RIVER        5       4       1     0.8     0.8     1.1
PERRY              5       2       3     2.7     1.6     4.7
PIKE               8       2       6     1.5     0.9     2.0
PONTOTOC           8       4       4     2.3     1.4     7.5
PRENTISS           4       3       1     1.2     1.0     2.0
QUITMAN            5       0       5     2.7       -     3.3
 
RANKIN            16      11       5     1.1     1.0     1.7
SCOTT             10       3       7     2.3     1.3     3.4
SHARKEY            2       0       2     1.6       -     2.3
SIMPSON            7       4       3     2.0     2.3     1.7
SMITH              5       4       1     2.4     2.8     1.5
STONE              5       3       2     3.1     2.4     5.4
 
SUNFLOWER         14       0      14     2.7       -     3.5
TALLAHATCHIE       1       0       1     0.5       -     0.7
TATE               7       1       6     2.0     0.5     4.2
TIPPAH             7       3       4     2.3     1.3     5.6
TISHOMINGO         5       4       1     2.2     1.8    14.3
TUNICA             2       0       2     1.3       -     1.6
 
UNION              5       4       1     1.5     1.4     1.5
WALTHALL           0       0       0       -       -       -
WARREN            13       1      12     1.7     0.3     2.8
WASHINGTON        27       6      21     2.2     2.0     2.3
WAYNE              4       1       3     1.2     0.5     1.9
WEBSTER            0       0       0       -       -       -
 
WILKINSON          5       0       5     4.0       -     5.2
WINSTON            0       0       0       -       -       -
YALOBUSHA          4       1       3     2.2     1.2     3.2
YAZOO             10       4       6     2.3     2.8     2.1