(HSWWTNCO) TEENAGE VITAL STATISTICS DATA
BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND RACE OF MOTHER
MISSISSIPPI, 2000
COUNTY: JEFFERSON
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 9,740 856 423 433 148
WHITE 1,272 67 35 32 9
NONWHITE 8,468 789 388 401 139
-------- 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 37 2 13 22 0 0 0 0 37 2 13 22
TEENAGE IMMATURE BIRTHS 7 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 7 0 3 4
TEENAGE PREMATURE BIRTHS 11 0 4 7 0 0 0 0 11 0 4 7
TEENAGE ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 36 2 13 21 0 0 0 0 36 2 13 21
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS LIVE BIRTHS 8 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 8 0 1 7
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS PREGNANCIES 11 0 2 9 0 0 0 0 11 0 2 9
TEENS WITH INADEQUATE* PRENATAL CARE 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
TEENAGE FERTILITY RATE 43.2 4.7 80.8 (15-19) - - - (15-19) 46.9 5.2 87.3 (15-19)
TEENAGE FETAL DEATHS** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEENAGE FETAL DEATH RATIO - - - - - - - - - - - -
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATIONS# 5 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 3
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATION RATIO 135.1 - 153.8 136.4 - - - - 135.1 - 153.8 136.4
TEENAGE PREGNANCIES# 42 2 15 25 0 0 0 0 42 2 15 25
TEENAGE PREGNANCY RATE 49.1 4.7 92.4 (15-19) - - - (15-19) 53.2 5.2 99.8 (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
