(HSWWBRCO)
COUNTY: TUNICA
SELECTED LIVE BIRTH STATISTICS, RESIDENTS OF TUNICA 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 181 26 155 100.0 100.0 100.0
MALES 97 14 83 53.6 53.8 53.5
FEMALES 84 12 72 46.4 46.2 46.4
TEEN-AGE BIRTHS 45 2 43 24.9 7.7 27.7
PREMATURE BIRTHS* 23 2 21 12.7 7.7 13.5
IMMATURE BIRTHS** 18 1 17 9.9 3.8 11.0
ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 145 14 131 80.1 53.8 84.5
TEEN ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 45 2 43 24.9 7.7 27.7
AGE OF MOTHER (ALL BIRTHS)
UNDER 15 2 0 2 1.1 - 1.3
15-19 43 2 41 23.8 7.7 26.4
20-24 80 11 69 44.2 42.3 44.5
25-29 30 5 25 16.6 19.2 16.1
30-34 22 8 14 12.2 30.8 9.0
35-39 4 0 4 2.2 - 2.6
40-44 0 0 0 - - -
45 AND OVER 0 0 0 - - -
UNKNOWN 0 0 0 - - -
AGE OF MOTHER (ILLEGITIMATE)
UNDER 15 2 0 2 1.1 - 1.3
15-19 43 2 41 23.8 7.7 26.4
20-24 66 7 59 36.5 26.9 38.1
25-29 21 3 18 11.6 11.5 11.6
30-34 11 2 9 6.1 7.7 5.8
35-39 2 0 2 1.1 - 1.3
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 15 4 11 8.3 15.4 7.1
10, 11 YEARS 42 3 39 23.2 11.5 25.2
12 YEARS 97 6 91 53.6 23.1 58.7
1-3 YEARS COLLEGE 17 6 11 9.4 23.1 7.1
4 OR MORE YEARS COLLEGE 9 6 3 5.0 23.1 1.9
UNKNOWN 1 1 0 0.6 3.8 -
PRENATAL CARE BEGAN
NO CARE 7 0 7 3.9 - 4.5
FIRST TRIMESTER 127 23 104 70.2 88.5 67.1
SECOND TRIMESTER 38 2 36 21.0 7.7 23.2
THIRD TRIMESTER 6 1 5 3.3 3.8 3.2
UNKNOWN MONTH 3 0 3 1.6 - 1.9
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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.
