LIVE BIRTHS
TABLE A1. BIRTHS AND AVERAGE PER DAY, BY MONTH
MISSISSIPPI, 1998
AVERAGE AVERAGE
MONTH BIRTHS PER DAY MONTH BIRTHS PER DAY
TOTAL 42,917 118
JANUARY 3,683 119 JULY 3,713 120
FEBRUARY 3,333 119 AUGUST 3,874 125
MARCH 3,499 113 SEPTEMBER 3,893 130
APRIL 3,267 109 OCTOBER 3,556 115
MAY 3,324 107 NOVEMBER 3,535 118
JUNE 3,450 115 DECEMBER 3,790 122
TABLE A2. PERCENTAGE OF LIVE BIRTHS IN HOSPITALS OR CLINICS,
BY YEAR AND RACE*
MISSISSIPPI, 1940, 1950, 1960, 1970-1998
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
1998# 99.6 99.7 99.6
* 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.
