(HSWWTNCO) TEENAGE VITAL STATISTICS DATA
BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND RACE OF MOTHER
MISSISSIPPI, 2000
COUNTY: TIPPAH
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 20,826 1,585 784 801 349
WHITE 17,046 1,214 611 603 280
NONWHITE 3,780 371 173 198 69
-------- 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 71 2 24 45 54 2 15 37 17 0 9 8
TEENAGE IMMATURE BIRTHS 10 0 1 9 7 0 0 7 3 0 1 2
TEENAGE PREMATURE BIRTHS 8 0 3 5 4 0 1 3 4 0 2 2
TEENAGE ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 41 2 17 22 26 2 9 15 15 0 8 7
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS LIVE BIRTHS 13 0 1 12 9 0 0 9 4 0 1 3
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS PREGNANCIES 17 0 1 16 13 0 0 13 4 0 1 3
TEENS WITH INADEQUATE* PRENATAL CARE 3 0 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1
TEENAGE FERTILITY RATE 44.8 2.6 86.1 (15-19) 44.5 3.3 86.2 (15-19) 45.8 - 85.8 (15-19)
TEENAGE FETAL DEATHS** 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
TEENAGE FETAL DEATH RATIO 28.2 - - 44.4 37.0 - - 54.0 - - - -
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATIONS# 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATION RATIO 28.2 - 41.7 22.2 - - - - 117.6 - 111.1 125.0
TEENAGE PREGNANCIES# 75 2 25 48 56 2 15 39 19 0 10 9
TEENAGE PREGNANCY RATE 47.3 2.6 91.1 (15-19) 46.1 3.3 89.6 (15-19) 51.2 - 96.0 (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
