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SELECTED LIVE BIRTH STATISTICS, RESIDENTS OF SHARKEY COUNTY, 1999
*** BY RACE OF MOTHER ***
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NUMBER PERCENT
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NON- NON-
STATISTIC TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
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TOTAL BIRTHS 113 15 98 100.0 100.0 100.0
MALES 67 7 60 59.3 46.7 61.2
FEMALES 46 8 38 40.7 53.3 38.8
TEEN-AGE BIRTHS 33 1 32 29.2 6.7 32.6
PREMATURE BIRTHS* 20 2 18 17.7 13.3 18.4
IMMATURE BIRTHS** 13 1 12 11.5 6.7 12.2
ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 93 5 88 82.3 33.3 89.8
TEEN ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 32 1 31 28.3 6.7 31.6
AGE OF MOTHER (ALL BIRTHS)
UNDER 15 0 0 0 - - -
15-19 33 1 32 29.2 6.7 32.6
20-24 47 8 39 41.6 53.3 39.8
25-29 18 4 14 15.9 26.7 14.3
30-34 10 1 9 8.8 6.7 9.2
35-39 4 1 3 3.5 6.7 3.1
40-44 1 0 1 0.9 - 1.0
45 AND OVER 0 0 0 - - -
UNKNOWN 0 0 0 - - -
AGE OF MOTHER (ILLEGITIMATE)
UNDER 15 0 0 0 - - -
15-19 32 1 31 28.3 6.7 31.6
20-24 43 4 39 38.0 26.7 39.8
25-29 10 0 10 8.8 - 10.2
30-34 8 0 8 7.1 - 8.2
35-39 0 0 0 - - -
40-44 0 0 0 - - -
45 AND OVER 0 0 0 - - -
UNKNOWN 0 0 0 - - -
EDUCATION OF MOTHER
NONE 0 0 0 - - -
1-6 YEARS 2 0 2 1.8 - 2.0
7-9 YEARS 10 1 9 8.8 6.7 9.2
10, 11 YEARS 31 2 29 27.4 13.3 29.6
12 YEARS 38 2 36 33.6 13.3 36.7
1-3 YEARS COLLEGE 25 6 19 22.1 40.0 19.4
4 OR MORE YEARS COLLEGE 7 4 3 6.2 26.7 3.1
UNKNOWN 0 0 0 - - -
PRENATAL CARE BEGAN
NO CARE 3 0 3 2.6 - 3.1
FIRST TRIMESTER 75 15 60 66.4 100.0 61.2
SECOND TRIMESTER 27 0 27 23.9 - 27.6
THIRD TRIMESTER 6 0 6 5.3 - 6.1
UNKNOWN MONTH 2 0 2 1.8 - 2.0
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* PREMATURE BIRTHS ARE THOSE WITH GESTATION LESS THAN 37 WEEKS.
** IMMATURE BIRTHS ARE THOSE WITH BIRTHWEIGHT LESS THAN 2,500 GRAMS.
# LESS THAN 0.06 PERCENT.
