(HSVSTEEN) TEENAGE VITAL STATISTICS DATA
BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND RACE OF MOTHER
MISSISSIPPI, 1998
COUNTY: CARROLL
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 9,995 798 409 389 107
WHITE 5,775 386 205 181 62
NONWHITE 4,220 412 204 208 45
-------- 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 25 1 9 15 13 0 5 8 12 1 4 7
TEENAGE IMMATURE BIRTHS 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
TEENAGE PREMATURE BIRTHS 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
TEENAGE ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 17 1 8 8 6 0 4 2 11 1 4 6
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS LIVE BIRTHS 4 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 3
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS PREGNANCIES 4 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 3
TEENS WITH INADEQUATE* PRENATAL CARE 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1
TEENAGE FERTILITY RATE 31.3 2.4 61.7 (15-19) 33.7 - 71.8 (15-19) 29.1 4.9 52.9 (15-19)
TEENAGE FETAL DEATHS** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEENAGE FETAL DEATH RATIO - - - - - - - - - - - -
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATIONS# 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATION RATIO - - - - - - - - - - - -
TEENAGE PREGNANCIES# 25 1 9 15 13 0 5 8 12 1 4 7
TEENAGE PREGNANCY RATE 31.3 2.4 61.7 (15-19) 33.7 - 71.8 (15-19) 29.1 4.9 52.9 (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
