(HSWWTNCO) TEENAGE VITAL STATISTICS DATA
BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND RACE OF MOTHER
MISSISSIPPI, 2000
COUNTY: PANOLA
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 34,274 2,883 1,406 1,477 583
WHITE 17,302 1,116 550 566 218
NONWHITE 16,972 1,767 856 911 365
-------- 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 140 4 56 80 39 1 13 25 101 3 43 55
TEENAGE IMMATURE BIRTHS 16 0 7 9 8 0 4 4 8 0 3 5
TEENAGE PREMATURE BIRTHS 20 0 10 10 5 0 2 3 15 0 8 7
TEENAGE ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 123 4 51 68 26 1 8 17 97 3 43 51
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS LIVE BIRTHS 34 0 11 23 9 0 2 7 25 0 9 16
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS PREGNANCIES 45 0 16 29 14 0 3 11 31 0 13 18
TEENS WITH INADEQUATE* PRENATAL CARE 13 0 7 6 2 0 2 0 11 0 5 6
TEENAGE FERTILITY RATE 48.6 2.8 92.1 (15-19) 34.9 1.8 67.1 (15-19) 57.2 3.5 107.6 (15-19)
TEENAGE FETAL DEATHS** 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
TEENAGE FETAL DEATH RATIO 7.1 250.0 - - - - - - 9.9 333.3 - -
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATIONS# 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 2
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATION RATIO 28.6 250.0 17.8 25.0 - - - - 39.6 333.3 23.2 36.4
TEENAGE PREGNANCIES# 145 6 57 82 39 1 13 25 106 5 44 57
TEENAGE PREGNANCY RATE 50.3 4.3 94.1 (15-19) 34.9 1.8 67.1 (15-19) 60.0 5.8 110.9 (15-19)
INFANT DEATHS TO TEENAGE MOTHERS 4 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 2 1
INFANT MORTALITY RATE, TEEN MOMS 28.6 - 35.7 25.0 25.6 - - 40.0 29.7 - 46.5 18.2
* 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
