(HSVSTEEN) TEENAGE VITAL STATISTICS DATA
BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND RACE OF MOTHER
MISSISSIPPI, 1998
COUNTY: HOLMES
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 21,522 2,032 921 1,111 409
WHITE 4,909 350 134 216 49
NONWHITE 16,613 1,682 787 895 360
-------- 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 100 3 38 59 3 0 2 1 97 3 36 58
TEENAGE IMMATURE BIRTHS 12 0 4 8 0 0 0 0 12 0 4 8
TEENAGE PREMATURE BIRTHS 19 1 7 11 0 0 0 0 19 1 7 11
TEENAGE ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 98 3 36 59 2 0 1 1 96 3 35 58
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS LIVE BIRTHS 26 1 6 19 0 0 0 0 26 1 6 19
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS PREGNANCIES 32 1 6 25 0 0 0 0 32 1 6 25
TEENS WITH INADEQUATE* PRENATAL CARE 6 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 5 1
TEENAGE FERTILITY RATE 49.2 3.2 87.3 (15-19) 8.6 - 13.9 (15-19) 57.7 3.8 105.0 (15-19)
TEENAGE FETAL DEATHS** 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 1
TEENAGE FETAL DEATH RATIO 30.0 - 52.6 16.9 - - - - 30.9 - 55.6 17.2
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATIONS# 9 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 9 0 6 3
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATION RATIO 90.0 - 157.9 50.8 - - - - 92.8 - 166.7 51.7
TEENAGE PREGNANCIES# 112 3 46 63 3 0 2 1 109 3 44 62
TEENAGE PREGNANCY RATE 55.1 3.2 98.1 (15-19) 8.6 - 13.9 (15-19) 64.8 3.8 118.4 (15-19)
INFANT DEATHS TO TEENAGE MOTHERS 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 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
