(HSWWTNCO) TEENAGE VITAL STATISTICS DATA
BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND RACE OF MOTHER
MISSISSIPPI, 2000
COUNTY: PERRY
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 12,138 948 440 508 178
WHITE 9,245 649 292 357 135
NONWHITE 2,893 299 148 151 43
-------- 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 42 0 12 30 30 0 10 20 12 0 2 10
TEENAGE IMMATURE BIRTHS 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
TEENAGE PREMATURE BIRTHS 8 0 3 5 6 0 2 4 2 0 1 1
TEENAGE ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 27 0 9 18 16 0 7 9 11 0 2 9
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS LIVE BIRTHS 11 0 0 11 7 0 0 7 4 0 0 4
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS PREGNANCIES 11 0 0 11 7 0 0 7 4 0 0 4
TEENS WITH INADEQUATE* PRENATAL CARE 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
TEENAGE FERTILITY RATE 44.3 - 82.7 (15-19) 46.2 - 84.0 (15-19) 40.1 - 79.5 (15-19)
TEENAGE FETAL DEATHS** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEENAGE FETAL DEATH RATIO - - - - - - - - - - - -
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATIONS# 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATION RATIO 47.6 - 83.3 33.3 33.3 - 100.0 - 83.3 - - 100.0
TEENAGE PREGNANCIES# 44 0 13 31 31 0 11 20 13 0 2 11
TEENAGE PREGNANCY RATE 46.4 - 86.6 (15-19) 47.8 - 86.8 (15-19) 43.5 - 86.1 (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
