(HSWWTNCO) TEENAGE VITAL STATISTICS DATA
BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND RACE OF MOTHER
MISSISSIPPI, 1999
COUNTY: MARION
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 26,538 2,074 1,031 1,043 382
WHITE 17,770 1,165 599 566 223
NONWHITE 8,768 909 432 477 159
-------- 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 85 4 26 55 47 2 12 33 38 2 14 22
TEENAGE IMMATURE BIRTHS 9 1 2 6 6 0 0 6 3 1 2 0
TEENAGE PREMATURE BIRTHS 9 0 2 7 3 0 0 3 6 0 2 4
TEENAGE ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 52 3 18 31 16 1 4 11 36 2 14 20
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS LIVE BIRTHS 20 0 2 18 12 0 1 11 8 0 1 7
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS PREGNANCIES 21 0 2 19 13 0 1 12 8 0 1 7
TEENS WITH INADEQUATE* PRENATAL CARE 4 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 1
TEENAGE FERTILITY RATE 41.0 3.9 77.7 (15-19) 40.3 3.3 79.5 (15-19) 41.8 4.6 75.5 (15-19)
TEENAGE FETAL DEATHS** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEENAGE FETAL DEATH RATIO - - - - - - - - - - - -
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATIONS# 6 0 3 3 3 0 2 1 3 0 1 2
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATION RATIO 70.6 - 115.4 54.5 63.8 - 166.7 30.3 78.9 - 71.4 90.9
TEENAGE PREGNANCIES# 91 4 29 58 50 2 14 34 41 2 15 24
TEENAGE PREGNANCY RATE 43.9 3.9 83.4 (15-19) 42.9 3.3 84.8 (15-19) 45.1 4.6 81.8 (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
