(HSWWTNCO) TEENAGE VITAL STATISTICS DATA
BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND RACE OF MOTHER
MISSISSIPPI, 2000
COUNTY: LAWRENCE
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 13,258 1,004 496 508 189
WHITE 8,875 607 299 308 114
NONWHITE 4,383 397 197 200 75
-------- 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 36 0 11 25 17 0 4 13 19 0 7 12
TEENAGE IMMATURE BIRTHS 3 0 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1
TEENAGE PREMATURE BIRTHS 5 0 1 4 4 0 1 3 1 0 0 1
TEENAGE ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 24 0 8 16 5 0 1 4 19 0 7 12
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS LIVE BIRTHS 5 0 1 4 3 0 1 2 2 0 0 2
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS PREGNANCIES 8 0 2 6 4 0 1 3 4 0 1 3
TEENS WITH INADEQUATE* PRENATAL CARE 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
TEENAGE FERTILITY RATE 35.8 - 70.9 (15-19) 28.0 - 55.2 (15-19) 47.8 - 95.0 (15-19)
TEENAGE FETAL DEATHS** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEENAGE FETAL DEATH RATIO - - - - - - - - - - - -
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATIONS# 7 0 3 4 3 0 1 2 4 0 2 2
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATION RATIO 194.4 - 272.7 160.0 176.5 - 250.0 153.8 210.5 - 285.7 166.7
TEENAGE PREGNANCIES# 43 0 14 29 20 0 5 15 23 0 9 14
TEENAGE PREGNANCY RATE 42.8 - 84.6 (15-19) 32.9 - 64.9 (15-19) 57.9 - 115.0 (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
