(HSWWTNCO) TEENAGE VITAL STATISTICS DATA
BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND RACE OF MOTHER
MISSISSIPPI, 2000
COUNTY: TUNICA
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 9,227 804 429 375 181
WHITE 2,541 119 58 61 26
NONWHITE 6,686 685 371 314 155
-------- 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 45 2 18 25 2 0 0 2 43 2 18 23
TEENAGE IMMATURE BIRTHS 7 0 3 4 1 0 0 1 6 0 3 3
TEENAGE PREMATURE BIRTHS 9 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 9 0 6 3
TEENAGE ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 45 2 18 25 2 0 0 2 43 2 18 23
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS LIVE BIRTHS 16 0 5 11 1 0 0 1 15 0 5 10
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS PREGNANCIES 17 0 6 11 1 0 0 1 16 0 6 10
TEENS WITH INADEQUATE* PRENATAL CARE 6 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 6 0 3 3
TEENAGE FERTILITY RATE 56.0 4.7 114.7 (15-19) 16.8 - 32.8 (15-19) 62.8 5.4 130.6 (15-19)
TEENAGE FETAL DEATHS** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEENAGE FETAL DEATH RATIO - - - - - - - - - - - -
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATIONS# 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATION RATIO - - - - - - - - - - - -
TEENAGE PREGNANCIES# 45 2 18 25 2 0 0 2 43 2 18 23
TEENAGE PREGNANCY RATE 56.0 4.7 114.7 (15-19) 16.8 - 32.8 (15-19) 62.8 5.4 130.6 (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
