(HSWWTNCO) TEENAGE VITAL STATISTICS DATA
BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND RACE OF MOTHER
MISSISSIPPI, 2000
COUNTY: JEFF DAVIS
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 13,962 1,167 569 598 203
WHITE 5,816 368 169 199 76
NONWHITE 8,146 799 400 399 127
-------- 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 39 1 18 20 14 0 5 9 25 1 13 11
TEENAGE IMMATURE BIRTHS 7 1 4 2 1 0 1 0 6 1 3 2
TEENAGE PREMATURE BIRTHS 7 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 6 1 2 3
TEENAGE ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 31 1 16 14 6 0 3 3 25 1 13 11
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS LIVE BIRTHS 4 0 0 4 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS PREGNANCIES 8 1 0 7 4 0 0 4 4 1 0 3
TEENS WITH INADEQUATE* PRENATAL CARE 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
TEENAGE FERTILITY RATE 33.4 1.8 63.5 (15-19) 38.0 - 70.4 (15-19) 31.3 2.5 60.2 (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 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 0
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATION RATIO 76.9 - 111.1 50.0 71.4 - - 111.1 80.0 - 153.8 -
TEENAGE PREGNANCIES# 42 1 20 21 15 0 5 10 27 1 15 11
TEENAGE PREGNANCY RATE 36.0 1.8 68.6 (15-19) 40.8 - 75.4 (15-19) 33.8 2.5 65.2 (15-19)
INFANT DEATHS TO TEENAGE MOTHERS 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
INFANT MORTALITY RATE, TEEN MOMS 25.6 1000.0 - - - - - - 40.0 1000.0 - -
* 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
