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TEENAGE VITAL STATISTICS DATA
BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND RACE OF MOTHER
MISSISSIPPI, 1997
COUNTY: BENTON
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 7,841 679 314 365 111
WHITE 4,565 289 133 156 63
NONWHITE 3,276 390 181 209 48
-------- 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 29 0 12 17 14 0 4 10 15 0 8 7
TEENAGE IMMATURE BIRTHS 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
TEENAGE PREMATURE BIRTHS 4 0 3 1 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 0
TEENAGE ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 25 0 11 14 10 0 3 7 15 0 8 7
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS LIVE BIRTHS 3 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS PREGNANCIES 4 0 3 1 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 0
TEENS WITH INADEQUATE* PRENATAL CARE 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
TEENAGE FERTILITY RATE 42.7 0.0 79.4 (15-19) 48.4 0.0 89.7 (15-19) 38.5 0.0 71.8 (15-19)
TEENAGE FETAL DEATHS** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEENAGE FETAL DEATH RATIO 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATIONS# 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATION RATIO 0.0 . 0.0 0.0 0.0 . 0.0 0.0 0.0 . 0.0 0.0
TEENAGE PREGNANCIES# 29 0 12 17 14 0 4 10 15 0 8 7
TEENAGE PREGNANCY RATE 42.7 0.0 79.4 (15-19) 48.4 0.0 89.7 (15-19) 38.5 0.0 71.8 (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
