(HSWWTNCO) TEENAGE VITAL STATISTICS DATA
BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND RACE OF MOTHER
MISSISSIPPI, 1999
COUNTY: ALCORN
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 33,080 2,293 1,129 1,164 416
WHITE 28,881 1,891 934 957 353
NONWHITE 4,199 402 195 207 63
-------- 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 84 1 28 55 67 1 21 45 17 0 7 10
TEENAGE IMMATURE BIRTHS 7 0 1 6 5 0 1 4 2 0 0 2
TEENAGE PREMATURE BIRTHS 14 0 3 11 12 0 2 10 2 0 1 1
TEENAGE ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 49 1 17 31 32 1 10 21 17 0 7 10
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS LIVE BIRTHS 15 0 1 14 13 0 0 13 2 0 1 1
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS PREGNANCIES 19 0 2 17 17 0 1 16 2 0 1 1
TEENS WITH INADEQUATE* PRENATAL CARE 4 0 1 3 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 1
TEENAGE FERTILITY RATE 36.6 0.9 71.3 (15-19) 35.4 1.1 69.0 (15-19) 42.3 - 82.1 (15-19)
TEENAGE FETAL DEATHS** 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
TEENAGE FETAL DEATH RATIO 11.9 - - 18.2 14.9 - - 22.2 - - - -
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATIONS# 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATION RATIO 11.9 - 35.7 - - - - - - - - -
TEENAGE PREGNANCIES# 86 1 29 56 68 1 21 46 17 0 7 10
TEENAGE PREGNANCY RATE 37.5 0.9 73.0 (15-19) 36.0 1.1 70.0 (15-19) 42.3 - 82.1 (15-19)
INFANT DEATHS TO TEENAGE MOTHERS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
INFANT MORTALITY RATE, TEEN MOMS - - - - - - - - - - - -
* 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.
## RATE/RATIO NOT CALCULATED BECAUSE THERE WERE NO LIVE BIRTHS TO MOTHERS IN THIS AGE/RACE GROUP.
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
INFANT MORTALITY RATE=INFANT DEATHS TO WOMEN IN SPECIFIC AGE GROUP PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS TO WOMEN IN SPECIFIC AGE GROUP
