(HSWWTNCO) TEENAGE VITAL STATISTICS DATA
BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND RACE OF MOTHER
MISSISSIPPI, 2000
COUNTY: PRENTISS
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 25,556 1,942 882 1,060 346
WHITE 21,940 1,580 734 846 288
NONWHITE 3,616 362 148 214 58
-------- 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 64 2 21 41 51 2 17 32 13 0 4 9
TEENAGE IMMATURE BIRTHS 8 0 3 5 5 0 2 3 3 0 1 2
TEENAGE PREMATURE BIRTHS 6 1 1 4 3 1 1 1 3 0 0 3
TEENAGE ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 37 2 14 21 26 2 11 13 11 0 3 8
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS LIVE BIRTHS 15 0 4 11 12 0 3 9 3 0 1 2
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS PREGNANCIES 16 0 4 12 13 0 3 10 3 0 1 2
TEENS WITH INADEQUATE* PRENATAL CARE 5 1 2 2 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 0
TEENAGE FERTILITY RATE 33.0 2.3 58.5 (15-19) 32.3 2.7 57.9 (15-19) 35.9 - 60.7 (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 3 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATION RATIO 46.9 - 142.8 - 58.8 - 176.5 - - - - -
TEENAGE PREGNANCIES# 67 2 24 41 54 2 20 32 13 0 4 9
TEENAGE PREGNANCY RATE 34.5 2.3 61.3 (15-19) 34.2 2.7 61.5 (15-19) 35.9 - 60.7 (15-19)
INFANT DEATHS TO TEENAGE MOTHERS 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
INFANT MORTALITY RATE, TEEN MOMS 15.6 - 47.6 - 19.6 - 58.8 - - - - -
* 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
