(HSWWTNCO) TEENAGE VITAL STATISTICS DATA
BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND RACE OF MOTHER
MISSISSIPPI, 2000
COUNTY: COVINGTON
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 19,407 1,588 818 770 305
WHITE 12,307 847 450 397 168
NONWHITE 7,100 741 368 373 137
-------- 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 77 4 26 47 26 0 12 14 51 4 14 33
TEENAGE IMMATURE BIRTHS 16 2 2 12 7 0 2 5 9 2 0 7
TEENAGE PREMATURE BIRTHS 17 1 6 10 5 0 2 3 12 1 4 7
TEENAGE ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 67 4 25 38 17 0 11 6 50 4 14 32
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS LIVE BIRTHS 17 0 2 15 4 0 0 4 13 0 2 11
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS PREGNANCIES 19 0 3 16 6 0 1 5 13 0 2 11
TEENS WITH INADEQUATE* PRENATAL CARE 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2
TEENAGE FERTILITY RATE 48.5 4.9 94.8 (15-19) 30.7 - 65.5 (15-19) 68.8 10.9 126.0 (15-19)
TEENAGE FETAL DEATHS** 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
TEENAGE FETAL DEATH RATIO 26.0 250.0 - 21.3 38.5 - - 71.4 19.6 250.0 - -
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATIONS# 5 0 3 2 2 0 2 0 3 0 1 2
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATION RATIO 64.9 - 115.4 42.6 76.9 - 166.7 - 58.8 - 71.4 60.6
TEENAGE PREGNANCIES# 84 5 29 50 29 0 14 15 55 5 15 35
TEENAGE PREGNANCY RATE 52.9 6.1 102.6 (15-19) 34.2 - 73.0 (15-19) 74.2 13.6 134.0 (15-19)
INFANT DEATHS TO TEENAGE MOTHERS 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
INFANT MORTALITY RATE, TEEN MOMS 13.0 - - 21.3 - - - - 19.6 - - 30.3
* 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
