(HSWWTNCO) TEENAGE VITAL STATISTICS DATA
BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND RACE OF MOTHER
MISSISSIPPI, 2000
COUNTY: CLARKE
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 17,955 1,327 657 670 259
WHITE 11,580 725 377 348 146
NONWHITE 6,375 602 280 322 113
-------- 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 51 1 15 35 28 0 6 22 23 1 9 13
TEENAGE IMMATURE BIRTHS 7 0 3 4 3 0 0 3 4 0 3 1
TEENAGE PREMATURE BIRTHS 12 1 4 7 6 0 1 5 6 1 3 2
TEENAGE ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 36 1 14 21 13 0 5 8 23 1 9 13
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS LIVE BIRTHS 12 0 0 12 11 0 0 11 1 0 0 1
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS PREGNANCIES 15 0 3 12 13 0 2 11 2 0 1 1
TEENS WITH INADEQUATE* PRENATAL CARE 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1
TEENAGE FERTILITY RATE 38.4 1.5 74.6 (15-19) 38.6 - 80.5 (15-19) 38.2 3.6 68.3 (15-19)
TEENAGE FETAL DEATHS** 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
TEENAGE FETAL DEATH RATIO 19.6 - - 28.6 35.7 - - 45.4 - - - -
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATIONS# 3 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 2
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATION RATIO 58.8 - - 85.7 35.7 - - 45.4 87.0 - - 153.8
TEENAGE PREGNANCIES# 55 1 15 39 30 0 6 24 25 1 9 15
TEENAGE PREGNANCY RATE 41.4 1.5 80.6 (15-19) 41.4 - 86.2 (15-19) 41.5 3.6 74.5 (15-19)
INFANT DEATHS TO TEENAGE MOTHERS 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0
INFANT MORTALITY RATE, TEEN MOMS 39.2 - 66.7 28.6 35.7 - - 45.5 43.5 - 111.1 -
* 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
