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SELECTED LIVE BIRTH STATISTICS, RESIDENTS OF TUNICA 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 162 25 137 100.0 100.0 100.0
MALES 87 16 71 53.7 64.0 51.8
FEMALES 75 9 66 46.3 36.0 48.2
TEEN-AGE BIRTHS 46 7 39 28.4 28.0 28.5
PREMATURE BIRTHS* 28 2 26 17.3 8.0 19.0
IMMATURE BIRTHS** 13 0 13 8.0 - 9.5
ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 120 8 112 74.1 32.0 81.8
TEEN ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 43 4 39 26.5 16.0 28.5
AGE OF MOTHER (ALL BIRTHS)
UNDER 15 1 0 1 0.6 - 0.7
15-19 45 7 38 27.8 28.0 27.7
20-24 61 7 54 37.6 28.0 39.4
25-29 28 2 26 17.3 8.0 19.0
30-34 18 4 14 11.1 16.0 10.2
35-39 6 2 4 3.7 8.0 2.9
40-44 1 1 0 0.6 4.0 -
45 AND OVER 1 1 0 0.6 4.0 -
UNKNOWN 1 1 0 0.6 4.0 -
AGE OF MOTHER (ILLEGITIMATE)
UNDER 15 1 0 1 0.6 - 0.7
15-19 42 4 38 25.9 16.0 27.7
20-24 47 1 46 29.0 4.0 33.6
25-29 19 1 18 11.7 4.0 13.1
30-34 7 0 7 4.3 - 5.1
35-39 3 1 2 1.8 4.0 1.5
40-44 1 1 0 0.6 4.0 -
45 AND OVER 0 0 0 - - -
UNKNOWN 0 0 0 - - -
EDUCATION OF MOTHER
NONE 0 0 0 - - -
1-6 YEARS 2 0 2 1.2 - 1.5
7-9 YEARS 15 3 12 9.2 12.0 8.8
10, 11 YEARS 30 4 26 18.5 16.0 19.0
12 YEARS 85 10 75 52.5 40.0 54.7
1-3 YEARS COLLEGE 21 3 18 13.0 12.0 13.1
4 OR MORE YEARS COLLEGE 6 3 3 3.7 12.0 2.2
UNKNOWN 3 2 1 1.8 8.0 0.7
PRENATAL CARE BEGAN
NO CARE 6 0 6 3.7 - 4.4
FIRST TRIMESTER 112 17 95 69.1 68.0 69.3
SECOND TRIMESTER 29 6 23 17.9 24.0 16.8
THIRD TRIMESTER 9 0 9 5.6 - 6.6
UNKNOWN MONTH 6 2 4 3.7 8.0 2.9
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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.
