(HSWWTNCO) TEENAGE VITAL STATISTICS DATA
BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND RACE OF MOTHER
MISSISSIPPI, 1999
COUNTY: CARROLL
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 9,967 782 400 382 102
WHITE 5,748 376 200 176 57
NONWHITE 4,219 406 200 206 45
-------- 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 14 1 5 8 7 0 3 4 7 1 2 4
TEENAGE IMMATURE BIRTHS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
TEENAGE PREMATURE BIRTHS 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1
TEENAGE ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 10 1 3 6 3 0 1 2 7 1 2 4
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS LIVE BIRTHS 3 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 1
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS PREGNANCIES 3 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 1
TEENS WITH INADEQUATE* PRENATAL CARE 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 2
TEENAGE FERTILITY RATE 17.9 2.5 34.0 (15-19) 18.6 - 39.8 (15-19) 17.2 5.0 29.1 (15-19)
TEENAGE FETAL DEATHS** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEENAGE FETAL DEATH RATIO - - - - - - - - - - - -
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATIONS# 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATION RATIO 142.8 - - 250.0 - - - - 285.7 - - 500.0
TEENAGE PREGNANCIES# 16 1 5 10 7 0 3 4 9 1 2 6
TEENAGE PREGNANCY RATE 20.5 2.5 39.3 (15-19) 18.6 - 39.8 (15-19) 22.2 5.0 38.8 (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
