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TABLE A5. LIVE BIRTHS AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION,
BY YEARS OF SCHOOL COMPLETED BY MOTHER AND RACE OF MOTHER
MISSISSIPPI, 2001

                                                                                    
YEARS OF SCHOOL           NUMBER                 PERCENT*        CUMULATIVE PERCENT*
COMPLETED BY                        NON-                  NON-                  NON-
MOTHER             TOTAL   WHITE   WHITE   TOTAL  WHITE  WHITE   TOTAL  WHITE  WHITE
                                 
TOTAL BIRTHS      42,277  22,798  19,479   100.0  100.0  100.0                      
                                 
0-6 YEARS            375     251     124     0.9    1.1    0.6     0.9    1.1    0.6
7-9 YEARS          3,264   1,681   1,583     7.7    7.4    8.1     8.6    8.5    8.8
10, 11 YEARS       6,870   2,685   4,185    16.3   11.8   21.5    24.9   20.4   30.3
12 YEARS          13,780   6,569   7,211    32.7   29.0   37.1    57.6   49.3   67.4
1-3 YEARS                                                                           
  COLLEGE         10,545   5,933   4,612    25.0   26.2   23.7    82.7   75.4   91.1
4 OR MORE YEARS                                                                     
  OF COLLEGE       7,301   5,569   1,732    17.3   24.5    8.9   100.0  100.0  100.0
UNKNOWN              142     110      32                                            
                                 
MEDIAN YEARS                                                                        
COMPLETED*          12.8    13.1    12.5                                            

* CALCULATIONS EXCLUDE BIRTHS TO MOTHERS WITH EDUCATION UNKNOWN.                    

Public Health Statistics
P.O. Box 1700
Jackson, MS 39215-1700

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