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DISTRICT: II

        SELECTED LIVE BIRTH STATISTICS, RESIDENTS OF DISTRICT II , 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                4,572  3,361  1,211   100.0  100.0  100.0

        MALES                       2,395  1,779    616    52.4   52.9   50.9
        FEMALES                     2,177  1,582    595    47.6   47.1   49.1
        TEEN-AGE BIRTHS               819    528    291    17.9   15.7   24.0
        PREMATURE BIRTHS*             732    467    265    16.0   13.9   21.9
        IMMATURE BIRTHS**             438    262    176     9.6    7.8   14.5
        ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS         1,475    643    832    32.3   19.1   68.7
        TEEN ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS      536    260    276    11.7    7.7   22.8

        AGE OF MOTHER (ALL BIRTHS)
           UNDER 15                    15      6      9     0.3    0.2    0.7
           15-19                      804    522    282    17.6   15.5   23.3
           20-24                    1,508  1,034    474    33.0   30.8   39.1
           25-29                    1,242    974    268    27.2   29.0   22.1
           30-34                      695    581    114    15.2   17.3    9.4
           35-39                      266    212     54     5.8    6.3    4.4
           40-44                       39     29     10     0.8    0.9    0.8
           45 AND OVER                  2      2      0       #    0.1      -
           UNKNOWN                      1      1      0       #      #      -

        AGE OF MOTHER (ILLEGITIMATE)
           UNDER 15                    15      6      9     0.3    0.2    0.7
           15-19                      521    254    267    11.4    7.6   22.0
           20-24                      579    214    365    12.7    6.4   30.1
           25-29                      240    109    131     5.2    3.2   10.8
           30-34                       76     36     40     1.7    1.1    3.3
           35-39                       37     19     18     0.8    0.6    1.5
           40-44                        7      5      2     0.2    0.1    0.2
           45 AND OVER                  0      0      0       -      -      -
           UNKNOWN                      0      0      0       -      -      -

        EDUCATION OF MOTHER
           NONE                         0      0      0       -      -      -
           1-6 YEARS                   33     26      7     0.7    0.8    0.6
           7-9 YEARS                  448    353     95     9.8   10.5    7.8
           10, 11 YEARS               779    486    293    17.0   14.5   24.2
           12 YEARS                 1,518  1,065    453    33.2   31.7   37.4
           1-3 YEARS COLLEGE        1,096    845    251    24.0   25.1   20.7
           4 OR MORE YEARS COLLEGE    693    582    111    15.2   17.3    9.2
           UNKNOWN                      5      4      1     0.1    0.1    0.1

        PRENATAL CARE BEGAN
           NO CARE                     31     12     19     0.7    0.4    1.6
           FIRST TRIMESTER          3,929  3,031    898    85.9   90.2   74.2
           SECOND TRIMESTER           499    268    231    10.9    8.0   19.1
           THIRD TRIMESTER             84     38     46     1.8    1.1    3.8
           UNKNOWN MONTH               29     12     17     0.6    0.4    1.4
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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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