



(HSWWBRCO)
COUNTY: CHOCTAW
SELECTED LIVE BIRTH STATISTICS, RESIDENTS OF CHOCTAW COUNTY, 2000
*** 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 121 68 53 100.0 100.0 100.0
MALES 63 34 29 52.1 50.0 54.7
FEMALES 58 34 24 47.9 50.0 45.3
TEEN-AGE BIRTHS 29 9 20 24.0 13.2 37.7
PREMATURE BIRTHS* 12 6 6 9.9 8.8 11.3
IMMATURE BIRTHS** 11 6 5 9.1 8.8 9.4
ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 53 13 40 43.8 19.1 75.5
TEEN ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 27 7 20 22.3 10.3 37.7
AGE OF MOTHER (ALL BIRTHS)
UNDER 15 2 1 1 1.6 1.5 1.9
15-19 27 8 19 22.3 11.8 35.8
20-24 45 23 22 37.2 33.8 41.5
25-29 27 20 7 22.3 29.4 13.2
30-34 10 7 3 8.3 10.3 5.7
35-39 9 8 1 7.4 11.8 1.9
40-44 1 1 0 0.8 1.5 -
45 AND OVER 0 0 0 - - -
UNKNOWN 0 0 0 - - -
AGE OF MOTHER (ILLEGITIMATE)
UNDER 15 2 1 1 1.6 1.5 1.9
15-19 25 6 19 20.7 8.8 35.8
20-24 18 3 15 14.9 4.4 28.3
25-29 7 2 5 5.8 2.9 9.4
30-34 0 0 0 - - -
35-39 1 1 0 0.8 1.5 -
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 0 0 0 - - -
7-9 YEARS 5 3 2 4.1 4.4 3.8
10, 11 YEARS 27 12 15 22.3 17.6 28.3
12 YEARS 39 12 27 32.2 17.6 50.9
1-3 YEARS COLLEGE 25 18 7 20.7 26.5 13.2
4 OR MORE YEARS COLLEGE 22 22 0 18.2 32.4 -
UNKNOWN 3 1 2 2.5 1.5 3.8
PRENATAL CARE BEGAN
NO CARE 1 0 1 0.8 - 1.9
FIRST TRIMESTER 98 59 39 81.0 86.8 73.6
SECOND TRIMESTER 18 8 10 14.9 11.8 18.9
THIRD TRIMESTER 1 1 0 0.8 1.5 -
UNKNOWN MONTH 3 0 3 2.5 - 5.7
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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.



