



(HSWWTNCO) TEENAGE VITAL STATISTICS DATA
BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND RACE OF MOTHER
MISSISSIPPI, 2000
COUNTY: ATTALA
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 19,661 1,475 741 734 288
WHITE 11,470 694 329 365 137
NONWHITE 8,191 781 412 369 151
-------- 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 42 1 11 30 19 1 3 15 23 0 8 15
TEENAGE IMMATURE BIRTHS 7 0 1 6 3 0 0 3 4 0 1 3
TEENAGE PREMATURE BIRTHS 6 0 1 5 2 0 1 1 4 0 0 4
TEENAGE ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 33 1 10 22 12 1 3 8 21 0 7 14
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS LIVE BIRTHS 10 0 1 9 2 0 0 2 8 0 1 7
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS PREGNANCIES 11 0 2 9 3 0 1 2 8 0 1 7
TEENS WITH INADEQUATE* PRENATAL CARE 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
TEENAGE FERTILITY RATE 28.5 1.4 55.8 (15-19) 27.4 3.0 49.3 (15-19) 29.4 - 62.3 (15-19)
TEENAGE FETAL DEATHS** 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
TEENAGE FETAL DEATH RATIO 23.8 - 90.9 - 52.6 - 333.3 - - - - -
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATIONS# 8 1 0 7 4 0 0 4 4 1 0 3
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATION RATIO 190.5 1000.0 - 233.3 210.5 - - 266.7 173.9 & - 200.0
TEENAGE PREGNANCIES# 51 2 12 37 24 1 4 19 27 1 8 18
TEENAGE PREGNANCY RATE 34.6 2.7 66.8 (15-19) 34.6 3.0 63.0 (15-19) 34.6 2.4 70.5 (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



