(HSWWTNCO) TEENAGE VITAL STATISTICS DATA
BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND RACE OF MOTHER
MISSISSIPPI, 2000
COUNTY: MARSHALL
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 34,993 2,716 1,339 1,377 558
WHITE 16,925 1,034 528 506 237
NONWHITE 18,068 1,682 811 871 321
-------- 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 108 4 30 74 40 1 14 25 68 3 16 49
TEENAGE IMMATURE BIRTHS 21 1 4 16 5 0 3 2 16 1 1 14
TEENAGE PREMATURE BIRTHS 18 1 5 12 4 0 1 3 14 1 4 9
TEENAGE ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 92 4 26 62 25 1 10 14 67 3 16 48
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS LIVE BIRTHS 26 0 5 21 10 0 3 7 16 0 2 14
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS PREGNANCIES 33 0 5 28 11 0 3 8 22 0 2 20
TEENS WITH INADEQUATE* PRENATAL CARE 11 1 2 8 0 0 0 0 11 1 2 8
TEENAGE FERTILITY RATE 39.8 3.0 75.5 (15-19) 38.7 1.9 77.1 (15-19) 40.4 3.7 74.6 (15-19)
TEENAGE FETAL DEATHS** 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
TEENAGE FETAL DEATH RATIO 9.2 - - 13.5 - - - - 14.7 - - 20.4
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATIONS# 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATION RATIO 18.5 - - 27.0 25.0 - - 40.0 14.7 - - 20.4
TEENAGE PREGNANCIES# 111 4 30 77 41 1 14 26 70 3 16 51
TEENAGE PREGNANCY RATE 40.9 3.0 77.7 (15-19) 39.6 1.9 79.0 (15-19) 41.6 3.7 76.9 (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
