(HSWWTNCO) TEENAGE VITAL STATISTICS DATA
BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND RACE OF MOTHER
MISSISSIPPI, 2000
COUNTY: GEORGE
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 19,144 1,421 714 707 337
WHITE 17,110 1,255 628 627 301
NONWHITE 2,034 166 86 80 36
-------- 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 0 28 49 63 0 22 41 14 0 6 8
TEENAGE IMMATURE BIRTHS 12 0 6 6 6 0 2 4 6 0 4 2
TEENAGE PREMATURE BIRTHS 16 0 8 8 8 0 4 4 8 0 4 4
TEENAGE ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 40 0 22 18 26 0 16 10 14 0 6 8
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS LIVE BIRTHS 18 0 1 17 13 0 1 12 5 0 0 5
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS PREGNANCIES 20 0 2 18 15 0 2 13 5 0 0 5
TEENS WITH INADEQUATE* PRENATAL CARE 17 0 2 15 12 0 1 11 5 0 1 4
TEENAGE FERTILITY RATE 54.2 - 108.9 (15-19) 50.2 - 100.5 (15-19) 84.3 - 175.0 (15-19)
TEENAGE FETAL DEATHS** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEENAGE FETAL DEATH RATIO - - - - - - - - - - - -
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATIONS# 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 1
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATION RATIO 39.0 - 35.7 40.8 15.9 - - 24.4 142.8 - 166.7 125.0
TEENAGE PREGNANCIES# 80 0 29 51 64 0 22 42 16 0 7 9
TEENAGE PREGNANCY RATE 56.3 - 113.2 (15-19) 51.0 - 102.1 (15-19) 96.4 - 200.0 (15-19)
INFANT DEATHS TO TEENAGE MOTHERS 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
INFANT MORTALITY RATE, TEEN MOMS 13.0 - 35.7 - 15.9 - 45.5 - - - - -
* 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
