(HSVSTEEN) TEENAGE VITAL STATISTICS DATA
BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND RACE OF MOTHER
MISSISSIPPI, 1998
COUNTY: SHARKEY
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 6,650 672 340 332 126
WHITE 2,071 137 76 61 24
NONWHITE 4,579 535 264 271 102
-------- 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 32 1 15 16 0 0 0 0 32 1 15 16
TEENAGE IMMATURE BIRTHS 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 2
TEENAGE PREMATURE BIRTHS 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0
TEENAGE ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 32 1 15 16 0 0 0 0 32 1 15 16
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS LIVE BIRTHS 8 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 8 0 3 5
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS PREGNANCIES 10 0 4 6 0 0 0 0 10 0 4 6
TEENS WITH INADEQUATE* PRENATAL CARE 6 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 6 0 4 2
TEENAGE FERTILITY RATE 47.6 2.9 93.4 (15-19) - - - (15-19) 59.8 3.8 114.4 (15-19)
TEENAGE FETAL DEATHS** 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
TEENAGE FETAL DEATH RATIO 31.2 - - 62.5 - - - - 31.2 - - 62.5
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATIONS# 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 1
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATION RATIO 93.8 - 133.3 62.5 - - - - 93.8 - 133.3 62.5
TEENAGE PREGNANCIES# 36 1 17 18 0 0 0 0 36 1 17 18
TEENAGE PREGNANCY RATE 53.6 2.9 105.4 (15-19) - - - (15-19) 67.3 3.8 129.2 (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
