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TEENAGE VITAL STATISTICS DATA
BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND RACE OF MOTHER
MISSISSIPPI, 1997
COUNTY: JEFFERSON
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 8,295 815 403 412 142
WHITE 1,049 54 28 26 5
NONWHITE 7,246 761 375 386 137
-------- 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 41 1 17 23 0 0 0 0 41 1 17 23
TEENAGE IMMATURE BIRTHS 7 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 7 0 3 4
TEENAGE PREMATURE BIRTHS 11 1 4 6 0 0 0 0 11 1 4 6
TEENAGE ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 38 1 17 20 0 0 0 0 38 1 17 20
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS LIVE BIRTHS 10 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 10 0 2 8
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS PREGNANCIES 11 0 2 9 0 0 0 0 11 0 2 9
TEENS WITH INADEQUATE* PRENATAL CARE 8 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 6
TEENAGE FERTILITY RATE 50.3 2.5 97.1 (15-19) 0.0 0.0 0.0 (15-19) 53.9 2.7 103.6 (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# 7 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 7 1 2 4
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATION RATIO 170.7 1000 117.6 173.9 0.0 . . 0.0 170.7 1000 117.6 173.9
TEENAGE PREGNANCIES# 48 2 19 27 0 0 0 0 48 2 19 27
TEENAGE PREGNANCY RATE 58.9 5.0 111.6 (15-19) 0.0 0.0 0.0 (15-19) 63.1 5.3 119.2 (15-19)
INFANT DEATHS TO TEENAGE MOTHERS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
