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SELECTED LIVE BIRTH STATISTICS, RESIDENTS OF SHARKEY COUNTY, 2001
*** BY RACE OF MOTHER ***
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NUMBER PERCENT
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NON- NON-
STATISTIC TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
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TOTAL BIRTHS 115 33 82 100.0 100.0 100.0
MALES 63 14 49 54.8 42.4 59.8
FEMALES 52 19 33 45.2 57.6 40.2
TEEN-AGE BIRTHS 21 1 20 18.3 3.0 24.4
PREMATURE BIRTHS* 11 2 9 9.6 6.1 11.0
IMMATURE BIRTHS** 7 2 5 6.1 6.1 6.1
ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 75 6 69 65.2 18.2 84.1
TEEN ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 20 0 20 17.4 - 24.4
AGE OF MOTHER (ALL BIRTHS)
UNDER 15 0 0 0 - - -
15-19 21 1 20 18.3 3.0 24.4
20-24 46 10 36 40.0 30.3 43.9
25-29 20 8 12 17.4 24.2 14.6
30-34 18 8 10 15.6 24.2 12.2
35-39 9 6 3 7.8 18.2 3.6
40-44 1 0 1 0.9 - 1.2
45 AND OVER 0 0 0 - - -
UNKNOWN 0 0 0 - - -
AGE OF MOTHER (ILLEGITIMATE)
UNDER 15 0 0 0 - - -
15-19 20 0 20 17.4 - 24.4
20-24 36 4 32 31.3 12.1 39.0
25-29 9 1 8 7.8 3.0 9.8
30-34 7 0 7 6.1 - 8.5
35-39 3 1 2 2.6 3.0 2.4
40-44 0 0 0 - - -
45 AND OVER 0 0 0 - - -
UNKNOWN 0 0 0 - - -
EDUCATION OF MOTHER
NONE 0 0 0 - - -
1-6 YEARS 0 0 0 - - -
7-9 YEARS 11 2 9 9.6 6.1 11.0
10, 11 YEARS 21 3 18 18.3 9.1 22.0
12 YEARS 53 13 40 46.1 39.4 48.8
1-3 YEARS COLLEGE 16 5 11 13.9 15.2 13.4
4 OR MORE YEARS COLLEGE 14 10 4 12.2 30.3 4.9
UNKNOWN 0 0 0 - - -
PRENATAL CARE BEGAN
NO CARE 1 1 0 0.9 3.0 -
FIRST TRIMESTER 92 27 65 80.0 81.8 79.3
SECOND TRIMESTER 12 2 10 10.4 6.1 12.2
THIRD TRIMESTER 8 1 7 7.0 3.0 8.5
UNKNOWN MONTH 2 2 0 1.7 6.1 -
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* PREMATURE BIRTHS ARE THOSE WITH GESTATION LESS THAN 37 WEEKS.
** IMMATURE BIRTHS ARE THOSE WITH BIRTHWEIGHT LESS THAN 2,500 GRAMS.
# LESS THAN 0.06 PERCENT.
