



(HSWWBRCO)
COUNTY: LEAKE
SELECTED LIVE BIRTH STATISTICS, RESIDENTS OF LEAKE 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 375 190 185 100.0 100.0 100.0
MALES 219 109 110 58.4 57.4 59.4
FEMALES 156 81 75 41.6 42.6 40.5
TEEN-AGE BIRTHS 68 29 39 18.1 15.3 21.1
PREMATURE BIRTHS* 62 26 36 16.5 13.7 19.4
IMMATURE BIRTHS** 41 17 24 10.9 8.9 13.0
ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 165 45 120 44.0 23.7 64.9
TEEN ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 49 12 37 13.1 6.3 20.0
AGE OF MOTHER (ALL BIRTHS)
UNDER 15 3 1 2 0.8 0.5 1.1
15-19 65 28 37 17.3 14.7 20.0
20-24 134 62 72 35.7 32.6 38.9
25-29 92 50 42 24.5 26.3 22.7
30-34 59 35 24 15.7 18.4 13.0
35-39 17 11 6 4.5 5.8 3.2
40-44 5 3 2 1.3 1.6 1.1
45 AND OVER 0 0 0 - - -
UNKNOWN 0 0 0 - - -
AGE OF MOTHER (ILLEGITIMATE)
UNDER 15 3 1 2 0.8 0.5 1.1
15-19 46 11 35 12.3 5.8 18.9
20-24 69 19 50 18.4 10.0 27.0
25-29 31 11 20 8.3 5.8 10.8
30-34 13 2 11 3.5 1.0 5.9
35-39 3 1 2 0.8 0.5 1.1
40-44 0 0 0 - - -
45 AND OVER 0 0 0 - - -
UNKNOWN 0 0 0 - - -
EDUCATION OF MOTHER
NONE 2 2 0 0.5 1.0 -
1-6 YEARS 14 11 3 3.7 5.8 1.6
7-9 YEARS 33 13 20 8.8 6.8 10.8
10, 11 YEARS 72 26 46 19.2 13.7 24.9
12 YEARS 128 64 64 34.1 33.7 34.6
1-3 YEARS COLLEGE 90 49 41 24.0 25.8 22.2
4 OR MORE YEARS COLLEGE 33 24 9 8.8 12.6 4.9
UNKNOWN 3 1 2 0.8 0.5 1.1
PRENATAL CARE BEGAN
NO CARE 6 3 3 1.6 1.6 1.6
FIRST TRIMESTER 299 156 143 79.7 82.1 77.3
SECOND TRIMESTER 53 23 30 14.1 12.1 16.2
THIRD TRIMESTER 12 6 6 3.2 3.2 3.2
UNKNOWN MONTH 5 2 3 1.3 1.0 1.6
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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.



