(HSVSTEEN) TEENAGE VITAL STATISTICS DATA
BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND RACE OF MOTHER
MISSISSIPPI, 1998
COUNTY: CLARKE
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 18,231 1,362 684 678 223
WHITE 11,535 724 369 355 123
NONWHITE 6,696 638 315 323 100
-------- 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 43 3 15 25 22 1 9 12 21 2 6 13
TEENAGE IMMATURE BIRTHS 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 1
TEENAGE PREMATURE BIRTHS 5 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 4 2 0 2
TEENAGE ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 29 3 11 15 9 1 5 3 20 2 6 12
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS LIVE BIRTHS 10 0 2 8 3 0 1 2 7 0 1 6
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS PREGNANCIES 14 0 5 9 7 0 4 3 7 0 1 6
TEENS WITH INADEQUATE* PRENATAL CARE 5 1 1 3 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 3
TEENAGE FERTILITY RATE 31.6 4.4 59.0 (15-19) 30.4 2.7 59.2 (15-19) 32.9 6.3 58.8 (15-19)
TEENAGE FETAL DEATHS** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEENAGE FETAL DEATH RATIO - - - - - - - - - - - -
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATIONS# 5 0 1 4 2 0 0 2 3 0 1 2
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATION RATIO 116.3 - 66.7 160.0 90.9 - - 166.7 142.8 - 166.7 153.8
TEENAGE PREGNANCIES# 48 3 16 29 24 1 9 14 24 2 7 15
TEENAGE PREGNANCY RATE 35.2 4.4 66.4 (15-19) 33.1 2.7 64.8 (15-19) 37.6 6.3 68.1 (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
