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COUNTY: JEFFERSON

        SELECTED LIVE BIRTH STATISTICS, RESIDENTS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, 1998

        *** 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                  114     12    102   100.0  100.0  100.0

        MALES                          45      6     39    39.5   50.0   38.2
        FEMALES                        69      6     63    60.5   50.0   61.8
        TEEN-AGE BIRTHS                21      0     21    18.4      -   20.6
        PREMATURE BIRTHS*              25      1     24    21.9    8.3   23.5
        IMMATURE BIRTHS**              12      0     12    10.5      -   11.8
        ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS            78      2     76    68.4   16.7   74.5
        TEEN ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS       21      0     21    18.4      -   20.6

        AGE OF MOTHER (ALL BIRTHS)
           UNDER 15                     0      0      0       -      -      -
           15-19                       21      0     21    18.4      -   20.6
           20-24                       40      4     36    35.1   33.3   35.3
           25-29                       25      4     21    21.9   33.3   20.6
           30-34                       16      0     16    14.0      -   15.7
           35-39                       10      4      6     8.8   33.3    5.9
           40-44                        2      0      2     1.8      -    2.0
           45 AND OVER                  0      0      0       -      -      -
           UNKNOWN                      0      0      0       -      -      -

        AGE OF MOTHER (ILLEGITIMATE)
           UNDER 15                     0      0      0       -      -      -
           15-19                       21      0     21    18.4      -   20.6
           20-24                       33      1     32    28.9    8.3   31.4
           25-29                       13      1     12    11.4    8.3   11.8
           30-34                        7      0      7     6.1      -    6.9
           35-39                        3      0      3     2.6      -    2.9
           40-44                        1      0      1     0.9      -    1.0
           45 AND OVER                  0      0      0       -      -      -
           UNKNOWN                      0      0      0       -      -      -

        EDUCATION OF MOTHER
           NONE                         0      0      0       -      -      -
           1-6 YEARS                    0      0      0       -      -      -
           7-9 YEARS                    5      0      5     4.4      -    4.9
           10, 11 YEARS                17      2     15    14.9   16.7   14.7
           12 YEARS                    48      4     44    42.1   33.3   43.1
           1-3 YEARS COLLEGE           30      3     27    26.3   25.0   26.5
           4 OR MORE YEARS COLLEGE     14      3     11    12.3   25.0   10.8
           UNKNOWN                      0      0      0       -      -      -

        PRENATAL CARE BEGAN
           NO CARE                      3      0      3     2.6      -    2.9
           FIRST TRIMESTER             76     10     66    66.7   83.3   64.7
           SECOND TRIMESTER            27      2     25    23.7   16.7   24.5
           THIRD TRIMESTER              6      0      6     5.3      -    5.9
           UNKNOWN MONTH                2      0      2     1.8      -    2.0
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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.

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