(HSWWTNCO) TEENAGE VITAL STATISTICS DATA
BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND RACE OF MOTHER
MISSISSIPPI, 2000
COUNTY: CLAY
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 21,979 1,818 902 916 325
WHITE 9,411 551 280 271 91
NONWHITE 12,568 1,267 622 645 234
-------- 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 65 3 26 36 10 0 3 7 55 3 23 29
TEENAGE IMMATURE BIRTHS 13 0 9 4 1 0 1 0 12 0 8 4
TEENAGE PREMATURE BIRTHS 12 0 7 5 0 0 0 0 12 0 7 5
TEENAGE ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 59 3 24 32 6 0 1 5 53 3 23 27
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS LIVE BIRTHS 19 0 4 15 4 0 1 3 15 0 3 12
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS PREGNANCIES 23 0 6 17 5 0 1 4 18 0 5 13
TEENS WITH INADEQUATE* PRENATAL CARE 6 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 5 0 3 2
TEENAGE FERTILITY RATE 35.8 3.3 67.7 (15-19) 18.1 - 36.9 (15-19) 43.4 4.8 80.6 (15-19)
TEENAGE FETAL DEATHS** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEENAGE FETAL DEATH RATIO - - - - - - - - - - - -
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATIONS# 12 0 6 6 2 0 1 1 10 0 5 5
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATION RATIO 184.6 - 230.8 166.7 200.0 - 333.3 142.8 181.8 - 217.4 172.4
TEENAGE PREGNANCIES# 77 3 32 42 12 0 4 8 65 3 28 34
TEENAGE PREGNANCY RATE 42.4 3.3 80.8 (15-19) 21.8 - 44.3 (15-19) 51.3 4.8 96.1 (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
