LIVE BIRTHS
TABLE A1. BIRTHS AND AVERAGE PER DAY, BY MONTH
MISSISSIPPI, 1997
AVERAGE AVERAGE
MONTH BIRTHS PER DAY MONTH BIRTHS PER DAY
TOTAL 41,527 114
JANUARY 3,498 113 JULY 3,856 124
FEBRUARY 3,028 108 AUGUST 3,636 117
MARCH 3,302 106 SEPTEMBER 3,699 123
APRIL 3,111 104 OCTOBER 3,517 113
MAY 3,295 106 NOVEMBER 3,399 113
JUNE 3,378 113 DECEMBER 3,808 123
TABLE A2. PERCENTAGE OF LIVE BIRTHS IN HOSPITALS OR CLINICS,
BY YEAR AND RACE*
MISSISSIPPI, 1940, 1950, 1960, 1970-1997
NON- NON-
YEAR TOTAL WHITE WHITE YEAR TOTAL WHITE WHITE
1940 14.1 27.1 3.9
1950 46.1 83.3 18.9
1960 73.2 99.0 51.3
1970# 90.0 99.7 79.7 1980# 99.4 99.7 99.1
1971# 92.2 99.6 84.2 1981# 99.3 99.6 99.0
1972# 95.2 99.8 90.4 1982# 99.4 99.6 99.2
1973# 96.4 99.7 92.8 1983# 99.5 99.6 99.4
1974# 97.4 99.7 94.8 1984# 99.5 99.6 99.4
1975# 97.9 99.6 96.0 1985# 99.6 99.7 99.4
1976# 98.5 99.7 97.3 1986# 99.6 99.7 99.5
1977# 98.9 99.7 98.1 1987# 99.6 99.8 99.5
1978# 99.1 99.7 98.4 1988# 99.6 99.7 99.6
1979# 99.3 99.7 98.9 1989# 99.6 99.8 99.5
1990# 99.6 99.6 99.6
1991# 99.6 99.6 99.6
1992# 99.7 99.7 99.7
1993# 99.7 99.7 99.6
1994# 99.7 99.7 99.7
1995# 99.7 99.7 99.6
1996# 99.7 99.7 99.7
1997# 99.7 99.8 99.7
* FIGURES FOR YEARS PRIOR TO 1989 ARE BY RACE OF CHILD;
BEGINNING IN 1989 FIGURES SHOWN ARE BY RACE OF MOTHER.
# INCLUDES BIRTHS IN ANY FACILITY WHICH PROVIDES MEDICAL
CARE; PRIOR TO 1970 ONLY BIRTHS IN FACILITIES PROVIDING
INPATIENT CARE WERE INCLUDED.
