(HSWWTNCO) TEENAGE VITAL STATISTICS DATA
BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND RACE OF MOTHER
MISSISSIPPI, 2000
COUNTY: CARROLL
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 10,769 782 390 392 118
WHITE 6,749 426 197 229 78
NONWHITE 4,020 356 193 163 40
-------- 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 14 0 6 8 6 0 3 3 8 0 3 5
TEENAGE IMMATURE BIRTHS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEENAGE PREMATURE BIRTHS 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
TEENAGE ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 11 0 5 6 3 0 2 1 8 0 3 5
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS LIVE BIRTHS 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS PREGNANCIES 3 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 2
TEENS WITH INADEQUATE* PRENATAL CARE 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
TEENAGE FERTILITY RATE 17.9 - 35.7 (15-19) 14.1 - 26.2 (15-19) 22.5 - 49.1 (15-19)
TEENAGE FETAL DEATHS** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEENAGE FETAL DEATH RATIO - - - - - - - - - - - -
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATIONS# 4 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 2 1
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATION RATIO 285.7 - 333.3 250.0 166.7 - - 333.3 375.0 - 666.7 200.0
TEENAGE PREGNANCIES# 18 0 8 10 7 0 3 4 11 0 5 6
TEENAGE PREGNANCY RATE 23.0 - 45.9 (15-19) 16.4 - 30.6 (15-19) 30.9 - 67.5 (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
