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TEENAGE VITAL STATISTICS DATA
BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND RACE OF MOTHER
MISSISSIPPI, 1997
COUNTY: TISHOMINGO
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 17,666 1,144 550 594 207
WHITE 16,964 1,085 520 565 201
NONWHITE 702 59 30 29 6
-------- 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 37 0 12 25 33 0 12 21 4 0 0 4
TEENAGE IMMATURE BIRTHS 4 0 2 2 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 1
TEENAGE PREMATURE BIRTHS 6 0 2 4 5 0 2 3 1 0 0 1
TEENAGE ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 16 0 5 11 12 0 5 7 4 0 0 4
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS LIVE BIRTHS 8 0 1 7 5 0 1 4 3 0 0 3
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS PREGNANCIES 12 0 1 11 9 0 1 8 3 0 0 3
TEENS WITH INADEQUATE* PRENATAL CARE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEENAGE FERTILITY RATE 32.3 0.0 62.3 (15-19) 30.4 0.0 58.4 (15-19) 67.8 0.0 137.9 (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# 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATION RATIO 27.0 . 83.3 0.0 30.3 . 83.3 0.0 0.0 . . 0.0
TEENAGE PREGNANCIES# 38 0 13 25 34 0 13 21 4 0 0 4
TEENAGE PREGNANCY RATE 33.2 0.0 64.0 (15-19) 31.3 0.0 60.2 (15-19) 67.8 0.0 137.9 (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
