(HSWWTNCO) TEENAGE VITAL STATISTICS DATA
BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND RACE OF MOTHER
MISSISSIPPI, 2000
COUNTY: CHOCTAW
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 9,758 822 408 414 121
WHITE 6,638 481 240 241 68
NONWHITE 3,120 341 168 173 53
-------- 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 29 2 7 20 9 1 5 3 20 1 2 17
TEENAGE IMMATURE BIRTHS 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
TEENAGE PREMATURE BIRTHS 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
TEENAGE ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 27 2 7 18 7 1 5 1 20 1 2 17
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS LIVE BIRTHS 3 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 2
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS PREGNANCIES 4 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 3
TEENS WITH INADEQUATE* PRENATAL CARE 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
TEENAGE FERTILITY RATE 35.3 4.9 65.2 (15-19) 18.7 4.2 33.2 (15-19) 58.6 6.0 109.8 (15-19)
TEENAGE FETAL DEATHS** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEENAGE FETAL DEATH RATIO - - - - - - - - - - - -
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATIONS# 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATION RATIO 69.0 - - 100.0 222.2 - - 666.7 - - - -
TEENAGE PREGNANCIES# 31 2 7 22 11 1 5 5 20 1 2 17
TEENAGE PREGNANCY RATE 37.7 4.9 70.0 (15-19) 22.9 4.2 41.5 (15-19) 58.6 6.0 109.8 (15-19)
INFANT DEATHS TO TEENAGE MOTHERS 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
INFANT MORTALITY RATE, TEEN MOMS 34.5 - - 50.0 111.1 - - 333.3 - - - -
* 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
