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SELECTED LIVE BIRTH STATISTICS, RESIDENTS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, 1997
*** 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 142 5 137 100.0 100.0 100.0
MALES 65 2 63 45.8 40.0 46.0
FEMALES 77 3 74 54.2 60.0 54.0
TEEN-AGE BIRTHS 41 0 41 28.9 0.0 29.9
PREMATURE BIRTHS* 26 1 25 18.3 20.0 18.2
IMMATURE BIRTHS** 21 1 20 14.8 20.0 14.6
ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 106 1 105 74.6 20.0 76.6
TEEN ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 38 0 38 26.8 0.0 27.7
AGE OF MOTHER (ALL BIRTHS)
UNDER 15 1 0 1 0.7 0.0 0.7
15-19 40 0 40 28.2 0.0 29.2
20-24 53 4 49 37.3 80.0 35.8
25-29 18 0 18 12.7 0.0 13.1
30-34 20 1 19 14.1 20.0 13.9
35-39 10 0 10 7.0 0.0 7.3
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 1 0 1 0.7 0.0 0.7
15-19 37 0 37 26.0 0.0 27.0
20-24 41 1 40 28.9 20.0 29.2
25-29 13 0 13 9.2 0.0 9.5
30-34 9 0 9 6.3 0.0 6.6
35-39 5 0 5 3.5 0.0 3.6
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 1 0 1 0.7 0.0 0.7
7-9 YEARS 9 0 9 6.3 0.0 6.6
10, 11 YEARS 29 1 28 20.4 20.0 20.4
12 YEARS 49 2 47 34.5 40.0 34.3
1-3 YEARS COLLEGE 38 2 36 26.8 40.0 26.3
4 OR MORE YEARS COLLEGE 16 0 16 11.3 0.0 11.7
UNKNOWN 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
PRENATAL CARE BEGAN
NO CARE 2 0 2 1.4 0.0 1.5
FIRST TRIMESTER 90 3 87 63.4 60.0 63.5
SECOND TRIMESTER 43 2 41 30.3 40.0 29.9
THIRD TRIMESTER 7 0 7 4.9 0.0 5.1
UNKNOWN MONTH 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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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.
