(HSVSTEEN) TEENAGE VITAL STATISTICS DATA
BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND RACE OF MOTHER
MISSISSIPPI, 1998
COUNTY: TUNICA
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 8,039 814 395 419 173
WHITE 1,860 117 59 58 28
NONWHITE 6,179 697 336 361 145
-------- 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 52 1 20 31 3 0 0 3 49 1 20 28
TEENAGE IMMATURE BIRTHS 9 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 9 0 5 4
TEENAGE PREMATURE BIRTHS 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 3 2
TEENAGE ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 49 1 20 28 1 0 0 1 48 1 20 27
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS LIVE BIRTHS 15 0 3 12 0 0 0 0 15 0 3 12
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS PREGNANCIES 15 0 3 12 0 0 0 0 15 0 3 12
TEENS WITH INADEQUATE* PRENATAL CARE 12 0 9 3 0 0 0 0 12 0 9 3
TEENAGE FERTILITY RATE 63.9 2.5 121.7 (15-19) 25.6 - 51.7 (15-19) 70.3 3.0 133.0 (15-19)
TEENAGE FETAL DEATHS** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEENAGE FETAL DEATH RATIO - - - - - - - - - - - -
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATIONS# 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATION RATIO - - - - - - - - - - - -
TEENAGE PREGNANCIES# 52 1 20 31 3 0 0 3 49 1 20 28
TEENAGE PREGNANCY RATE 63.9 2.5 121.7 (15-19) 25.6 - 51.7 (15-19) 70.3 3.0 133.0 (15-19)
INFANT DEATHS TO TEENAGE MOTHERS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 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
