(HSVSTEEN) TEENAGE VITAL STATISTICS DATA
BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND RACE OF MOTHER
MISSISSIPPI, 1998
COUNTY: QUITMAN
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 9,914 933 437 496 176
WHITE 3,813 230 111 119 29
NONWHITE 6,101 703 326 377 147
-------- 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 48 3 16 29 1 0 1 0 47 3 15 29
TEENAGE IMMATURE BIRTHS 8 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 8 0 1 7
TEENAGE PREMATURE BIRTHS 9 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 9 0 1 8
TEENAGE ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 45 3 14 28 0 0 0 0 45 3 14 28
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS LIVE BIRTHS 14 0 4 10 1 0 1 0 13 0 3 10
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS PREGNANCIES 16 0 4 12 1 0 1 0 15 0 3 12
TEENS WITH INADEQUATE* PRENATAL CARE 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 2
TEENAGE FERTILITY RATE 51.4 6.9 90.7 (15-19) 4.3 - 8.4 (15-19) 66.8 9.2 116.7 (15-19)
TEENAGE FETAL DEATHS** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEENAGE FETAL DEATH RATIO - - - - - - - - - - - -
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATIONS# 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATION RATIO 20.8 - 62.5 - - - - - 21.3 - 66.7 -
TEENAGE PREGNANCIES# 49 3 17 29 1 0 1 0 48 3 16 29
TEENAGE PREGNANCY RATE 52.5 6.9 92.7 (15-19) 4.3 - 8.4 (15-19) 68.3 9.2 119.4 (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
