(HSVSTEEN) TEENAGE VITAL STATISTICS DATA
BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND RACE OF MOTHER
MISSISSIPPI, 1998
COUNTY: CLAIBORNE
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 11,662 1,481 461 1,020 163
WHITE 1,988 109 57 52 13
NONWHITE 9,674 1,372 404 968 150
-------- 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 39 3 14 22 1 0 0 1 38 3 14 21
TEENAGE IMMATURE BIRTHS 6 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 6 2 1 3
TEENAGE PREMATURE BIRTHS 7 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 7 2 1 4
TEENAGE ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 37 3 14 20 0 0 0 0 37 3 14 20
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS LIVE BIRTHS 13 1 1 11 0 0 0 0 13 1 1 11
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS PREGNANCIES 16 1 1 14 1 0 0 1 15 1 1 13
TEENS WITH INADEQUATE* PRENATAL CARE 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1
TEENAGE FERTILITY RATE 26.3 6.5 35.3 (15-19) 9.2 - 19.2 (15-19) 27.7 7.4 36.2 (15-19)
TEENAGE FETAL DEATHS** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEENAGE FETAL DEATH RATIO - - - - - - - - - - - -
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATIONS# 8 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 8 1 1 6
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATION RATIO 205.1 333.3 71.4 272.7 - - - - 210.5 333.3 71.4 285.7
TEENAGE PREGNANCIES# 47 4 15 28 1 0 0 1 46 4 15 27
TEENAGE PREGNANCY RATE 31.7 8.7 42.2 (15-19) 9.2 - 19.2 (15-19) 33.5 9.9 43.4 (15-19)
INFANT DEATHS TO TEENAGE MOTHERS 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1
* 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
